Carp Lake

Carp 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 Carp 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 Carp Lake — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 34.56136, -85.31953. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Carp Lake

• Paradise Garden · church · Chattooga · ~7 km · Must-see
• Taylor Ridge · viewpoint · Walker · ~12 km · Must-see
• Petty John's Cave · cave · DeKalb · ~15 km · Must-see
• Ellison's Cave · cave · DeKalb · ~15 km · Must-see
• Pigeon Mountain · viewpoint · DeKalb · ~15 km · Must-see
• Taylor Ridge · viewpoint · Cherokee · ~16 km · Must-see
• McLemore Cove · viewpoint · DeKalb · ~17 km · Must-see
• James H."Sloppy" Floyd State Park · park · Chattooga · ~18 km · Must-see
• Straight Gut Valley · viewpoint · DeKalb · ~19 km · Must-see
• Johns Mountain · sanctuary · Cherokee · ~21 km · Must-see
• Lake Marvin · lake · DeKalb · ~27 km · Must-see
• Big Texas Valley · viewpoint · Cherokee · ~27 km · Must-see
• Rocky Mountain Project · sanctuary · Cherokee · ~27 km · Must-see
• Turkey Mountain · viewpoint · Cherokee · ~31 km · Must-see
• Lavender Mountain · viewpoint · Cherokee · ~33 km · Must-see
• Baugh Mountain · viewpoint · Cherokee · ~34 km · Must-see
• Desoto State Park · sanctuary · DeKalb · ~36 km · Must-see
• Lake Conasauga · lake · Cherokee · ~39 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Carp Lake

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Carp Lake

• Lake Marvin · lake · DeKalb · ~27 km · Must-see
• Lake Conasauga · lake · Cherokee · ~39 km · Must-see
• DeSoto Lake · lake · Cherokee · ~49 km · Must-see
• Murphy Lakes · lake · East Tennessee · ~51 km · Must-see
• Taylors Lake · lake · Cherokee · ~68 km · Must-see
• Nickajack Lake · lake · East Tennessee · ~70 km · Must-see
• Nickajack Dam · lake · East Tennessee · ~71 km · Must-see
• Springdale Lake · lake · Cherokee · ~74 km · Must-see
• Hidden Valley Dam · lake · East Tennessee · ~76 km · Must-see
• Carters Lake · lake · Gilmer · ~78 km · Must-see

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