Mcdowell Lake

Mcdowell 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 Mcdowell 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 Mcdowell Lake — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 32.33347, -87.06832. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Mcdowell Lake

• Saint Luke's Episcopal Church · church · Dallas · ~5 km · Must-see
• Edmund Pettus Bridge · attraction · Dallas · ~12 km · Must-see
• Saint Pauls Episcopal Church · church · Dallas · ~12 km · Must-see
• Brown Chapel AME Church;Brown Chapel African Methodist Episcopal Church · church · Dallas · ~13 km · Must-see
• Tabernacle Baptist Church · church · Dallas · ~13 km · Must-see
• Valley Creek Presbyterian Church · church · Dallas · ~20 km · Must-see
• Mount Carmel Church · church · Dallas · ~30 km · Must-see
• R.E. "Bob" Woodruff Lake · lake · Autauga · ~34 km · Must-see
• Paul M. Grist State Park · park · Dallas · ~38 km · Must-see
• Roland Cooper State Park · sanctuary · Wilcox · ~44 km · Must-see
• Christian Church · church · Dallas · ~48 km · Must-see
• William "Bill" Dannelly Reservoir · lake · Wilcox · ~49 km · Must-see
• Siloam Baptist Church · church · Perry · ~51 km · Must-see
• Confederate Monument · church · Wilcox · ~54 km · Must-see
• First Presbyterian Church · church · Perry · ~55 km · Must-see
• Old Cawhawba · fort · Dallas · ~4 km
• Cahaba · fort · Dallas · ~5 km
• Hatcher Bluff · viewpoint · Dallas · ~5 km

See everything within a day’s drive of Mcdowell Lake

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Mcdowell Lake

• R.E. "Bob" Woodruff Lake · lake · Autauga · ~34 km · Must-see
• William "Bill" Dannelly Reservoir · lake · Wilcox · ~49 km · Must-see
• A.I. Selden Lock and Dam · lake · Greene · ~110 km · Must-see
• Lay lake · lake · Shelby · ~116 km · Must-see
• Mud Lake Dam · lake · Tuscaloosa · ~125 km · Must-see
• Lake Martin · lake · Tallapoosa · ~149 km · Must-see
• Yates Lake Dam · lake · Dallas · ~15 km
• Dallas County Lake · lake · Dallas · ~17 km
• Owen Kenan Dam · lake · Dallas · ~18 km
• J Friday Number 1 Dam · lake · Dallas · ~23 km

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