Wheeler Lake

Wheeler 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 Wheeler 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 Wheeler Lake — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 34.66947, -87.04725. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Wheeler Lake

• Delano Park · park · Morgan · ~13 km · Must-see
• Point Mallard Park · park · Morgan · ~18 km · Must-see
• Belle Mina · fort · Limestone · ~19 km · Must-see
• Limestone County Confederate Soldiers Memorial · attraction · Limestone · ~21 km · Must-see
• Fort Hampton · fort · Limestone · ~26 km · Must-see
• WVNN-AM 770 (night) · attraction · Limestone · ~27 km · Must-see
• Wheeler National Wildlife Refuge · sanctuary · Limestone · ~32 km · Must-see
• Richard Martin Trail (walking) · trek · Limestone · ~36 km · Must-see
• Rainbow Mountain Nature Preserve · sanctuary · Madison · ~38 km · Must-see
• Joe Wheeler State Park · sanctuary · Lauderdale · ~40 km · Must-see
• Capshaw Mountain · viewpoint · Madison · ~41 km · Must-see
• Wheeler Dam Overlook · lake · Lawrence · ~42 km · Must-see
• Wheeler Dam · lake · Lauderdale · ~43 km · Must-see
• Ford's Chapel United Methodist Church · church · Madison · ~43 km · Must-see
• U.S. Space & Rocket Center · museum · Madison · ~45 km · Must-see
• Shuttle Training Aircraft · attraction · Madison · ~46 km · Must-see
• U.S. Space and Rocket Center · park · Madison · ~46 km · Must-see
• Huntsville Botanical Gardens · sanctuary · Madison · ~48 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Wheeler Lake

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Wheeler Lake

• Wheeler Dam Overlook · lake · Lawrence · ~42 km · Must-see
• Wheeler Dam · lake · Lauderdale · ~43 km · Must-see
• Wilson Dam · lake · Lauderdale · ~69 km · Must-see
• Guntersville Dam · lake · Marshall · ~82 km · Must-see
• Lewis Smith Lake · lake · Winston · ~84 km · Must-see
• Cedar Creek Reservoir · lake · Franklin · ~101 km · Must-see
• Lake Guntersville State Park · lake · Marshall · ~106 km · Must-see
• Pickwick Lake · lake · Lauderdale · ~108 km · Must-see
• Bear Creek Reservoir · lake · Franklin · ~113 km · Must-see
• Guntersville Lake · lake · Jackson · ~119 km · Must-see

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