The Cove

The Cove: 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 The Cove

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 The Cove — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 31.26645, -87.98799. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near The Cove

• Andrews Chapel · church · Washington · ~5 km · Must-see
• Bartram Canoe Trail · sanctuary · Baldwin · ~27 km · Must-see
• Montgomery Hill Baptist Church · church · Baldwin · ~28 km · Must-see
• Bottle Creek Indian Mounds · fort · Baldwin · ~36 km · Must-see
• Stockton United Methodist Church · church · Baldwin · ~40 km · Must-see
• Old Mobile Site · fort · Mobile · ~41 km · Must-see
• Little River State Forest · sanctuary · Escambia · ~59 km · Must-see
• Fort Sinquefield · fort · Clarke · ~64 km · Must-see
• Mobile-Tensaw Delta Wildlife Management Area · sanctuary · Baldwin · ~67 km · Must-see
• Chickasabogue Park · sanctuary · Mobile · ~69 km · Must-see
• Bladon Springs State Park · park · Choctaw · ~70 km · Must-see
• Blakeley · fort · Baldwin · ~73 km · Must-see
• McIntosh Bluff · viewpoint · Washington · ~1 km
• Saint Paul Baptist Church · church · Washington · ~4 km
• Ginhouse Island · river spot · Washington · ~4 km
• McIntosh United Methodist Church · church · Washington · ~5 km
• Happy Gospel Church · church · Washington · ~8 km
• Big John Baptist Church · church · Washington · ~8 km

See everything within a day’s drive of The Cove

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near The Cove

• Choctaw Point Light · lake · Baldwin · ~83 km · Must-see
• Big Creek Lake · lake · George · ~88 km · Must-see
• William "Bill" Dannelly Reservoir · lake · Wilcox · ~138 km · Must-see
• Crescent Lake · lake · Baldwin · ~140 km · Must-see
• Flint Creek Water Park · lake · Stone · ~146 km · Must-see
• Parnell Dam · lake · Washington · ~34 km
• D R Stallworth Pond · lake · Washington · ~43 km
• Hatters Pond · lake · Mobile · ~50 km
• Crosby Lumber Company Dam · lake · Baldwin · ~57 km
• Mabel Bedsole Ward Trust Lake Dam · lake · Monroe · ~63 km

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