Bishop Lake

Bishop 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 Bishop 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 Bishop Lake — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 32.64680, -85.04327. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Bishop Lake

• Goat Rock Lake · lake · Lee · ~7 km · Must-see
• Lake Harding · lake · Lee · ~14 km · Must-see
• Lake Oliver · lake · Russell · ~19 km · Must-see
• First Baptist Church · church · Russell · ~23 km · Must-see
• Fort No. 5 · fort · Russell · ~23 km · Must-see
• Cecil B. Day Butterfly Center · park · Harris · ~34 km · Must-see
• Callaway Gardens · park · Harris · ~34 km · Must-see
• Delano Lake Dam · lake · Harris · ~37 km · Must-see
• Half-Track · attraction · Muscogee · ~37 km · Must-see
• M113 · attraction · Muscogee · ~38 km · Must-see
• Bradley · attraction · Muscogee · ~38 km · Must-see
• Kings Gap · viewpoint · Harris · ~38 km · Must-see
• Lanier Dam · lake · Chambers · ~39 km · Must-see
• Fort Mitchell · fort · Russell · ~42 km · Must-see
• F. D. Roosevelt State Park · viewpoint · Harris · ~44 km · Must-see
• Dowdell Knob · viewpoint · Harris · ~44 km · Must-see
• Felton Little Park · sanctuary · Lee · ~51 km · Must-see
• Louise Kreher Forest Ecology Preserve · sanctuary · Lee · ~52 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Bishop Lake

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Bishop Lake

• Goat Rock Lake · lake · Lee · ~7 km · Must-see
• Lake Harding · lake · Lee · ~14 km · Must-see
• Lake Oliver · lake · Russell · ~19 km · Must-see
• Delano Lake Dam · lake · Harris · ~37 km · Must-see
• Lanier Dam · lake · Chambers · ~39 km · Must-see
• West Point Lake;Willow Crest Lake · lake · Troup · ~61 km · Must-see
• Lake Martin · lake · Tallapoosa · ~105 km · Must-see
• R.L. Harris Dam · lake · Randolph · ~108 km · Must-see
• Walter F George Reservoir · lake · Quitman · ~112 km · Must-see
• Lake McIntosh Park · lake · Fayette · ~113 km · Must-see

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