Jay Lake

Jay 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 Jay 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 Jay Lake — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 33.89888, -86.59261. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Jay Lake

• Easley Covered Bridge · fort · Blount · ~13 km · Must-see
• Big Canoe Creek Nature Preserve · sanctuary · St. Clair · ~19 km · Must-see
• Shrine of the Most Blessed Sacrament · church · Cullman · ~24 km · Must-see
• Rickwood Caverns State Park · park · Blount · ~31 km · Must-see
• Horse Pens 40 · park · St. Clair · ~33 km · Must-see
• John W. Inzer Museum · museum · St. Clair · ~40 km · Must-see
• Birmingham Alabama Temple · church · Jefferson · ~41 km · Must-see
• Ruffner Mountain · sanctuary · Jefferson · ~48 km · Must-see
• Cullman County Museum · museum · Cullman · ~49 km · Must-see
• Shady Grove Baptist Church · church · Jefferson · ~53 km · Must-see
• First Baptist Church of Kingston · church · Jefferson · ~54 km · Must-see
• Bethel Baptist Church · church · Jefferson · ~54 km · Must-see
• St. Luke AME Zion Church · church · Jefferson · ~54 km · Must-see
• St. Luke AME Church · church · Jefferson · ~56 km · Must-see
• Sloss Furnaces National Historic Landmark · museum · Jefferson · ~57 km · Must-see
• Birmingham Museum of Art · museum · Jefferson · ~58 km · Must-see
• H. Neely Henry Lake · lake · St. Clair · ~58 km · Must-see
• Cathedral of Saint Paul · church · Jefferson · ~58 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Jay Lake

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Jay Lake

• H. Neely Henry Lake · lake · St. Clair · ~58 km · Must-see
• Edgewood Lake · lake · Jefferson · ~66 km · Must-see
• Lewis Smith Lake · lake · Winston · ~67 km · Must-see
• Logan Martin Dam · lake · Talladega · ~72 km · Must-see
• Guntersville Dam · lake · Marshall · ~76 km · Must-see
• Lake Guntersville State Park · lake · Marshall · ~84 km · Must-see
• Bankhead Lake · lake · Walker · ~93 km · Must-see
• Weiss Dam · lake · Cherokee · ~98 km · Must-see
• Mud Lake Dam · lake · Tuscaloosa · ~116 km · Must-see
• Lay lake · lake · Shelby · ~121 km · Must-see

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