Elliotts Lake

Elliotts Lake: 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 Elliotts Lake

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 Elliotts Lake — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 33.54589, -86.45734. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Elliotts Lake

• Logan Martin Dam · lake · Talladega · ~22 km · Must-see
• Ruffner Mountain · sanctuary · Jefferson · ~28 km · Must-see
• Big Canoe Creek Nature Preserve · sanctuary · St. Clair · ~35 km · Must-see
• First Baptist Church of Kingston · church · Jefferson · ~36 km · Must-see
• Talladega National Forest · sanctuary · Shelby · ~36 km · Must-see
• St. Luke AME Zion Church · church · Jefferson · ~37 km · Must-see
• Birmingham Botanical Gardens · sanctuary · Jefferson · ~38 km · Must-see
• Birmingham Zoo · sanctuary · Jefferson · ~38 km · Must-see
• Lane Park · sanctuary · Jefferson · ~38 km · Must-see
• Sloss Furnaces National Historic Landmark · museum · Jefferson · ~39 km · Must-see
• East End Baptist Church · church · Jefferson · ~39 km · Must-see
• Temple Beth-el · temple · Jefferson · ~39 km · Must-see
• Briarwood Presbyterian Church · church · Jefferson · ~39 km · Must-see
• Temple Emanu-El · church · Jefferson · ~39 km · Must-see
• Bethel Baptist Church · church · Jefferson · ~40 km · Must-see
• Vulcan · museum · Jefferson · ~40 km · Must-see
• Rotary Trail Park · park · Jefferson · ~40 km · Must-see
• Shady Grove Baptist Church · church · Jefferson · ~40 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Elliotts Lake

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Elliotts Lake

• Logan Martin Dam · lake · Talladega · ~22 km · Must-see
• Edgewood Lake · lake · Jefferson · ~42 km · Must-see
• H. Neely Henry Lake · lake · St. Clair · ~60 km · Must-see
• Lay lake · lake · Shelby · ~72 km · Must-see
• Bankhead Lake · lake · Walker · ~95 km · Must-see
• Mud Lake Dam · lake · Tuscaloosa · ~95 km · Must-see
• R.L. Harris Dam · lake · Randolph · ~105 km · Must-see
• Lewis Smith Lake · lake · Winston · ~107 km · Must-see
• Weiss Dam · lake · Cherokee · ~112 km · Must-see
• Lake Martin · lake · Tallapoosa · ~121 km · Must-see

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