Murphree Lake

Murphree 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 Murphree 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 Murphree Lake — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 34.06377, -86.63809. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Murphree Lake

• Shrine of the Most Blessed Sacrament · church · Cullman · ~6 km · Must-see
• Easley Covered Bridge · fort · Blount · ~19 km · Must-see
• Cullman County Museum · museum · Cullman · ~29 km · Must-see
• Rickwood Caverns State Park · park · Blount · ~36 km · Must-see
• Big Canoe Creek Nature Preserve · sanctuary · St. Clair · ~41 km · Must-see
• Horse Pens 40 · park · St. Clair · ~43 km · Must-see
• Shady Grove Methodist Church · church · Cullman · ~47 km · Must-see
• Georgia Mountain · viewpoint · Marshall · ~53 km · Must-see
• Newsome Sinks Karst Area · sanctuary · Morgan · ~53 km · Must-see
• John W. Inzer Museum · museum · St. Clair · ~54 km · Must-see
• Lewis Smith Lake · lake · Winston · ~57 km · Must-see
• Guntersville Dam · lake · Marshall · ~57 km · Must-see
• Birmingham Alabama Temple · church · Jefferson · ~58 km · Must-see
• Brindlee Mountain · viewpoint · Morgan · ~59 km · Must-see
• Little Wills Valley · viewpoint · Etowah · ~65 km · Must-see
• H. Neely Henry Lake · lake · St. Clair · ~70 km · Must-see
• Lake Guntersville State Park · lake · Marshall · ~70 km · Must-see
• Ruffner Mountain · sanctuary · Jefferson · ~70 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Murphree Lake

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Murphree Lake

• Lewis Smith Lake · lake · Winston · ~57 km · Must-see
• Guntersville Dam · lake · Marshall · ~57 km · Must-see
• H. Neely Henry Lake · lake · St. Clair · ~70 km · Must-see
• Lake Guntersville State Park · lake · Marshall · ~70 km · Must-see
• Edgewood Lake · lake · Jefferson · ~87 km · Must-see
• Logan Martin Dam · lake · Talladega · ~95 km · Must-see
• Weiss Dam · lake · Cherokee · ~98 km · Must-see
• Bankhead Lake · lake · Walker · ~103 km · Must-see
• Guntersville Lake · lake · Jackson · ~111 km · Must-see
• Mud Lake Dam · lake · Tuscaloosa · ~132 km · Must-see

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