Baxter Lake

Baxter 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 Baxter 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 Baxter Lake — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 33.75161, -85.13256. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Baxter Lake

• Lake Dorene · lake · Cleburne · ~32 km · Must-see
• Coots Lake · lake · Cleburne · ~35 km · Must-see
• Big Spring Park · sanctuary · Cherokee · ~39 km · Must-see
• Springdale Lake · lake · Cherokee · ~41 km · Must-see
• Pinhoti Trail · trek · Cleburne · ~43 km · Must-see
• Blackjack Mountain · viewpoint · Randolph · ~46 km · Must-see
• McIntosh Reserve · park · Carroll · ~47 km · Must-see
• Etna Mountain · viewpoint · Cherokee · ~48 km · Must-see
• Shoal Creek Church · church · Cleburne · ~50 km · Must-see
• Richland Creek Reservoir · lake · Paulding · ~55 km · Must-see
• Dugger Mountain Wilderness · sanctuary · Cleburne · ~56 km · Must-see
• Taylors Lake · lake · Cherokee · ~58 km · Must-see
• B. T. Brown Reservoir · lake · Coweta · ~58 km · Must-see
• Euharlee Covered Bridge · museum · Bartow · ~59 km · Must-see
• Frog Mountain · viewpoint · Cherokee · ~61 km · Must-see
• Battle of Gilgal Church · fort · Cobb · ~62 km · Must-see
• Etowah Indian Mounds Historic Site Museum · museum · Bartow · ~64 km · Must-see
• Pine Mountain · viewpoint · Cobb · ~65 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Baxter Lake

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Baxter Lake

• Lake Dorene · lake · Cleburne · ~32 km · Must-see
• Coots Lake · lake · Cleburne · ~35 km · Must-see
• Springdale Lake · lake · Cherokee · ~41 km · Must-see
• Richland Creek Reservoir · lake · Paulding · ~55 km · Must-see
• Taylors Lake · lake · Cherokee · ~58 km · Must-see
• B. T. Brown Reservoir · lake · Coweta · ~58 km · Must-see
• DeSoto Lake · lake · Cherokee · ~66 km · Must-see
• Lake Acworth · lake · Cobb · ~67 km · Must-see
• Lake Conasauga · lake · Cherokee · ~76 km · Must-see
• Lake Kedron · lake · Fayette · ~78 km · Must-see

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