Summers Lake

Summers 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 Summers 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 Summers Lake — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 33.92095, -86.52801. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Summers Lake

• Easley Covered Bridge · fort · Blount · ~7 km · Must-see
• Big Canoe Creek Nature Preserve · sanctuary · St. Clair · ~18 km · Must-see
• Horse Pens 40 · park · St. Clair · ~26 km · Must-see
• Shrine of the Most Blessed Sacrament · church · Cullman · ~26 km · Must-see
• John W. Inzer Museum · museum · St. Clair · ~34 km · Must-see
• Rickwood Caverns State Park · park · Blount · ~38 km · Must-see
• Birmingham Alabama Temple · church · Jefferson · ~48 km · Must-see
• Cullman County Museum · museum · Cullman · ~51 km · Must-see
• H. Neely Henry Lake · lake · St. Clair · ~51 km · Must-see
• Ruffner Mountain · sanctuary · Jefferson · ~54 km · Must-see
• Little Wills Valley · viewpoint · Etowah · ~54 km · Must-see
• Forrest Cemetery Chapel and Comfort Station · church · Etowah · ~59 km · Must-see
• Shady Grove Baptist Church · church · Jefferson · ~59 km · Must-see
• First Baptist Church of Kingston · church · Jefferson · ~60 km · Must-see
• Noccalula Falls Park · waterfall · Etowah · ~60 km · Must-see
• St. Luke AME Zion Church · church · Jefferson · ~60 km · Must-see
• Bethel Baptist Church · church · Jefferson · ~60 km · Must-see
• Janney Furnace Park · park · Calhoun · ~61 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Summers Lake

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Summers Lake

• H. Neely Henry Lake · lake · St. Clair · ~51 km · Must-see
• Guntersville Dam · lake · Marshall · ~71 km · Must-see
• Edgewood Lake · lake · Jefferson · ~72 km · Must-see
• Logan Martin Dam · lake · Talladega · ~72 km · Must-see
• Lewis Smith Lake · lake · Winston · ~73 km · Must-see
• Lake Guntersville State Park · lake · Marshall · ~77 km · Must-see
• Weiss Dam · lake · Cherokee · ~90 km · Must-see
• Bankhead Lake · lake · Walker · ~101 km · Must-see
• Guntersville Lake · lake · Jackson · ~120 km · Must-see
• Mud Lake Dam · lake · Tuscaloosa · ~123 km · Must-see

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