Balkcom Lake

Balkcom 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 Balkcom 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 Balkcom Lake — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 31.81183, -85.05660. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Balkcom Lake

• Walter F George Reservoir · lake · Quitman · ~10 km · Must-see
• Walter F George Reservoir · lake · Barbour · ~13 km · Must-see
• First Baptist Church · church · Barbour · ~15 km · Must-see
• First Methodist Church Eufaula · church · Barbour · ~15 km · Must-see
• Eufaula National Wildlife Refuge · sanctuary · Barbour · ~25 km · Must-see
• Fort Gaines Cemetery Site · church · Henry · ~29 km · Must-see
• Providence Canyon State Park · sanctuary · Stewart · ~39 km · Must-see
• Florence Marina State Park · park · Stewart · ~39 km · Must-see
• Grace Episcopal Church · church · Barbour · ~47 km · Must-see
• Kolomoki Mounds State Park · park · Early · ~50 km · Must-see
• Apalachicola Fort Site · fort · Russell · ~51 km · Must-see
• Blue Springs State Park · sanctuary · Barbour · ~58 km · Must-see
• Fort Mitchell · fort · Russell · ~74 km · Must-see
• Mandeville Site · fort · Barbour · ~9 km
• White Oak Creek Recreation Area · sanctuary · Barbour · ~13 km
• Johnny Moore Hill · viewpoint · Clay · ~13 km
• Cheneyhatchee Creek Recreation Area · park · Barbour · ~13 km
• Calvary Baptist Church · church · Barbour · ~14 km

See everything within a day’s drive of Balkcom Lake

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Balkcom Lake

• Walter F George Reservoir · lake · Quitman · ~10 km · Must-see
• Walter F George Reservoir · lake · Barbour · ~13 km · Must-see
• George W. Andrews Lake · lake · Houston · ~77 km · Must-see
• Lake Oliver · lake · Russell · ~98 km · Must-see
• Goat Rock Lake · lake · Lee · ~111 km · Must-see
• Lake Chehaw · lake · Dougherty · ~113 km · Must-see
• Lake Harding · lake · Lee · ~126 km · Must-see
• Lake Blackshear · lake · Sumter · ~134 km · Must-see
• Lake Seminole · lake · Seminole · ~145 km · Must-see
• Delano Lake Dam · lake · Harris · ~146 km · Must-see

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