Spring Lake

Spring 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 Spring 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 Spring Lake — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 34.29781, -86.19322. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Spring Lake

• Lake Guntersville State Park · lake · Marshall · ~13 km · Must-see
• Georgia Mountain · viewpoint · Marshall · ~24 km · Must-see
• Buck's Pocket State Park · sanctuary · DeKalb · ~28 km · Must-see
• Guntersville Dam · lake · Marshall · ~29 km · Must-see
• Sand Mountain · viewpoint · DeKalb · ~31 km · Must-see
• Gunters Mountain · viewpoint · Marshall · ~37 km · Must-see
• Cathedral Caverns State Park · church · Marshall · ~38 km · Must-see
• Cathedral Caverns · church · Marshall · ~39 km · Must-see
• Little Wills Valley · viewpoint · Etowah · ~41 km · Must-see
• Noccalula Falls Park · waterfall · Etowah · ~41 km · Must-see
• Forrest Cemetery Chapel and Comfort Station · church · Etowah · ~44 km · Must-see
• Sauta Cave National Wildlife Refuge · cave · Jackson · ~45 km · Must-see
• Keel Mountain · viewpoint · Madison · ~48 km · Must-see
• Newsome Sinks Karst Area · sanctuary · Morgan · ~50 km · Must-see
• Weiss Dam · lake · Cherokee · ~51 km · Must-see
• Horse Pens 40 · park · St. Clair · ~54 km · Must-see
• Fern Cave National Wildlife Refuge · cave · Jackson · ~54 km · Must-see
• Guntersville Lake · lake · Jackson · ~55 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Spring Lake

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Spring Lake

• Lake Guntersville State Park · lake · Marshall · ~13 km · Must-see
• Guntersville Dam · lake · Marshall · ~29 km · Must-see
• Weiss Dam · lake · Cherokee · ~51 km · Must-see
• Guntersville Lake · lake · Jackson · ~55 km · Must-see
• H. Neely Henry Lake · lake · St. Clair · ~63 km · Must-see
• Lake Conasauga · lake · Cherokee · ~110 km · Must-see
• Lewis Smith Lake · lake · Winston · ~113 km · Must-see
• Springdale Lake · lake · Cherokee · ~114 km · Must-see
• DeSoto Lake · lake · Cherokee · ~116 km · Must-see
• Nickajack Dam · lake · East Tennessee · ~118 km · Must-see

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