Blue Hole

Blue Hole: crowds and conditions

Typical pattern: usually quiet; mostly local visitors. Been there recently? Post today’s status and it shows here for the next traveller.

Status options for this lake: Full / gates open · Low water level · Entry closed.

Best time to visit Blue Hole

Season: August to December when reservoirs are full and gates may open.

Crowd: Usually quiet; mostly local visitors.

Typical week: Mon quiet · Tue quiet · Wed quiet · Thu quiet · Fri light · Sat light · Sun light.

How to reach Blue Hole — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 34.51128, -86.73695. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Blue Hole

• Wheeler National Wildlife Refuge · sanctuary · Limestone · ~11 km · Must-see
• Brindlee Mountain · viewpoint · Morgan · ~13 km · Must-see
• Newsome Sinks Karst Area · sanctuary · Morgan · ~19 km · Must-see
• Point Mallard Park · park · Morgan · ~24 km · Must-see
• Belle Mina · fort · Limestone · ~25 km · Must-see
• Madison County Nature Trail and Study Center · park · Madison · ~28 km · Must-see
• Shuttle Training Aircraft · attraction · Madison · ~29 km · Must-see
• U.S. Space & Rocket Center · museum · Madison · ~29 km · Must-see
• U.S. Space and Rocket Center · park · Madison · ~30 km · Must-see
• Huntsville Botanical Gardens · sanctuary · Madison · ~30 km · Must-see
• Delano Park · park · Morgan · ~30 km · Must-see
• Rainbow Mountain Nature Preserve · sanctuary · Madison · ~31 km · Must-see
• Blevins Gap Preserve · sanctuary · Madison · ~32 km · Must-see
• Huntsville Museum of Art · museum · Madison · ~35 km · Must-see
• Big Spring Park · park · Madison · ~35 km · Must-see
• Temple B'nai Sholom · temple · Madison · ~35 km · Must-see
• Shelta Cave · cave · Madison · ~37 km · Must-see
• Monte Sano Nature Preserve · sanctuary · Madison · ~38 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Blue Hole

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Blue Hole

• Guntersville Dam · lake · Marshall · ~41 km · Must-see
• Lake Guntersville State Park · lake · Marshall · ~66 km · Must-see
• Lewis Smith Lake · lake · Winston · ~76 km · Must-see
• Wheeler Dam Overlook · lake · Lawrence · ~84 km · Must-see
• Wheeler Dam · lake · Lauderdale · ~84 km · Must-see
• Guntersville Lake · lake · Jackson · ~86 km · Must-see
• Wilson Dam · lake · Lauderdale · ~109 km · Must-see
• Tims Ford Lake · lake · Middle Tennessee · ~118 km · Must-see
• H. Neely Henry Lake · lake · St. Clair · ~118 km · Must-see
• Weiss Dam · lake · Cherokee · ~120 km · Must-see

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