Griffith Lake

Griffith 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 Griffith 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 Griffith Lake — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 31.30606, -85.87410. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Griffith Lake

• Boll Weevil Monument · fort · Coffee · ~3 km · Must-see
• First United Methodist Church of Ozark · church · Dale · ~35 km · Must-see
• Geneva State Forest · sanctuary · Covington · ~47 km · Must-see
• Frank Jackson State Park · park · Covington · ~48 km · Must-see
• Emerald Lake Park · beach · Houston · ~55 km · Must-see
• Wiregrass Church · church · Houston · ~57 km · Must-see
• Conecuh National Forest · sanctuary · Covington · ~58 km · Must-see
• Blue Springs State Park · sanctuary · Barbour · ~65 km · Must-see
• Britton Hill · viewpoint · Covington · ~66 km · Must-see
• Britton Hill · viewpoint · Walton · ~66 km · Must-see
• First Presbyterian Church · church · Pike · ~69 km · Must-see
• Three Notch Museum · museum · Covington · ~72 km · Must-see
• The Depot Museum · museum · Coffee · ~3 km
• First Baptist Church · church · Coffee · ~3 km
• First United Methodist Church · church · Coffee · ~3 km
• Tornado Memorial · fort · Coffee · ~4 km
• John Moates Lake Dam · lake · Coffee · ~4 km
• Smith Brothers Pond Dam · lake · Coffee · ~6 km

See everything within a day’s drive of Griffith Lake

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Griffith Lake

• Juniper Lake · lake · Geneva · ~80 km · Must-see
• George W. Andrews Lake · lake · Houston · ~91 km · Must-see
• Walter F George Reservoir · lake · Barbour · ~111 km · Must-see
• Walter F George Reservoir · lake · Quitman · ~115 km · Must-see
• Lake Seminole · lake · Seminole · ~139 km · Must-see
• Deer Lake State Park · lake · Walton · ~140 km · Must-see
• Jim Woodruff Dam · lake · Gadsden · ~146 km · Must-see
• John Moates Lake Dam · lake · Coffee · ~4 km
• Smith Brothers Pond Dam · lake · Coffee · ~6 km
• Paschal Pond Dam · lake · Coffee · ~6 km

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