Dead River

Dead River: 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 Dead River

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 Dead River — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 31.30545, -87.80833. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Dead River

• Montgomery Hill Baptist Church · church · Baldwin · ~20 km · Must-see
• Andrews Chapel · church · Washington · ~27 km · Must-see
• Bartram Canoe Trail · sanctuary · Baldwin · ~31 km · Must-see
• Little River State Forest · sanctuary · Escambia · ~39 km · Must-see
• Stockton United Methodist Church · church · Baldwin · ~42 km · Must-see
• Bottle Creek Indian Mounds · fort · Baldwin · ~44 km · Must-see
• Fort Sinquefield · fort · Clarke · ~51 km · Must-see
• Old Mobile Site · fort · Mobile · ~52 km · Must-see
• Old Courthouse Museum · museum · Monroe · ~65 km · Must-see
• Mobile-Tensaw Delta Wildlife Management Area · sanctuary · Baldwin · ~75 km · Must-see
• Smith Island · river spot · Monroe · ~7 km
• Choctaw Bluff · viewpoint · Clarke · ~9 km
• Oven Bluff · viewpoint · Clarke · ~12 km
• Fort Mims · fort · Baldwin · ~18 km
• Fort Carney · fort · Clarke · ~18 km
• Ginhouse Island · river spot · Washington · ~18 km
• Carney Bluff · viewpoint · Clarke · ~19 km
• New Saint Mathew Church · church · Clarke · ~20 km

See everything within a day’s drive of Dead River

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Dead River

• Choctaw Point Light · lake · Baldwin · ~91 km · Must-see
• Big Creek Lake · lake · George · ~104 km · Must-see
• William "Bill" Dannelly Reservoir · lake · Wilcox · ~123 km · Must-see
• Crescent Lake · lake · Baldwin · ~133 km · Must-see
• Mabel Bedsole Ward Trust Lake Dam · lake · Monroe · ~43 km
• Claiborne Lock and Dam · lake · Monroe · ~53 km
• Parnell Dam · lake · Washington · ~53 km
• Crosby Lumber Company Dam · lake · Baldwin · ~54 km
• Williams Lake · lake · Monroe · ~55 km
• Hatters Pond · lake · Mobile · ~63 km

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