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: 32.91554, -87.10196. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Blue Hole

• Cahaba River National Wildlife Refuge · sanctuary · Bibb · ~24 km · Must-see
• Aldrich Church · church · Shelby · ~36 km · Must-see
• William R. Ireland, Sr. Wildlife Management Area · sanctuary · Bibb · ~36 km · Must-see
• Christian Church · church · Dallas · ~41 km · Must-see
• Hillsboro Trail · sanctuary · Shelby · ~44 km · Must-see
• Mud Lake Dam · lake · Tuscaloosa · ~44 km · Must-see
• Paul M. Grist State Park · park · Dallas · ~46 km · Must-see
• Tannehill Ironworks Historical State Park · park · Jefferson · ~47 km · Must-see
• Siloam Baptist Church · church · Perry · ~47 km · Must-see
• University of Alabama Arboretum · park · Tuscaloosa · ~58 km · Must-see
• Valley Creek Presbyterian Church · church · Dallas · ~62 km · Must-see
• Moundville Archaeological Park;Mound State Monument · museum · Tuscaloosa · ~63 km · Must-see
• Paul W. Bryant Museum · museum · Tuscaloosa · ~65 km · Must-see
• First Baptist Church · church · Shelby · ~66 km · Must-see
• Zoomerang · temple · Jefferson · ~66 km · Must-see
• Alabama Museum of Natural History · museum · Tuscaloosa · ~66 km · Must-see
• Denny Chimes · fort · Tuscaloosa · ~66 km · Must-see
• The Quad · park · Tuscaloosa · ~66 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Blue Hole

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Blue Hole

• Mud Lake Dam · lake · Tuscaloosa · ~44 km · Must-see
• Lay lake · lake · Shelby · ~68 km · Must-see
• Lake Tuscaloosa · lake · Tuscaloosa · ~79 km · Must-see
• Edgewood Lake · lake · Jefferson · ~83 km · Must-see
• Lake Lurleen State Park · lake · Tuscaloosa · ~85 km · Must-see
• A.I. Selden Lock and Dam · lake · Greene · ~88 km · Must-see
• Bankhead Lake · lake · Walker · ~90 km · Must-see
• R.E. "Bob" Woodruff Lake · lake · Autauga · ~90 km · Must-see
• Logan Martin Dam · lake · Talladega · ~114 km · Must-see
• William "Bill" Dannelly Reservoir · lake · Wilcox · ~116 km · Must-see

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