Lake Ida

Lake Ida: 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 Lake Ida

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 Lake Ida — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 34.79509, -86.93334. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Lake Ida

• Limestone County Confederate Soldiers Memorial · attraction · Limestone · ~4 km · Must-see
• WVNN-AM 770 (night) · attraction · Limestone · ~6 km · Must-see
• Richard Martin Trail (walking) · trek · Limestone · ~19 km · Must-see
• Belle Mina · fort · Limestone · ~22 km · Must-see
• Capshaw Mountain · viewpoint · Madison · ~22 km · Must-see
• Ford's Chapel United Methodist Church · church · Madison · ~24 km · Must-see
• Rainbow Mountain Nature Preserve · sanctuary · Madison · ~25 km · Must-see
• Delano Park · park · Morgan · ~28 km · Must-see
• Fort Hampton · fort · Limestone · ~30 km · Must-see
• Point Mallard Park · park · Morgan · ~31 km · Must-see
• U.S. Space & Rocket Center · museum · Madison · ~34 km · Must-see
• Shuttle Training Aircraft · attraction · Madison · ~34 km · Must-see
• U.S. Space and Rocket Center · park · Madison · ~34 km · Must-see
• Wheeler National Wildlife Refuge · sanctuary · Limestone · ~35 km · Must-see
• Huntsville Botanical Gardens · sanctuary · Madison · ~36 km · Must-see
• Shelta Cave · cave · Madison · ~37 km · Must-see
• Big Spring Park · park · Madison · ~41 km · Must-see
• Huntsville Museum of Art · museum · Madison · ~41 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Lake Ida

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Lake Ida

• Wheeler Dam Overlook · lake · Lawrence · ~51 km · Must-see
• Wheeler Dam · lake · Lauderdale · ~51 km · Must-see
• Wilson Dam · lake · Lauderdale · ~79 km · Must-see
• Guntersville Dam · lake · Marshall · ~81 km · Must-see
• Lake Guntersville State Park · lake · Marshall · ~103 km · Must-see
• Tims Ford Lake · lake · Middle Tennessee · ~103 km · Must-see
• Lewis Smith Lake · lake · Winston · ~103 km · Must-see
• Guntersville Lake · lake · Jackson · ~108 km · Must-see
• Pickwick Lake · lake · Lauderdale · ~116 km · Must-see
• Cedar Creek Reservoir · lake · Franklin · ~118 km · Must-see

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