Gates Lake

Gates 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 Gates 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 Gates Lake — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 32.55197, -84.78976. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Gates Lake

• Lake Oliver · lake · Russell · ~25 km · Must-see
• First Baptist Church · church · Russell · ~27 km · Must-see
• Bradley · attraction · Muscogee · ~30 km · Must-see
• M113 · attraction · Muscogee · ~30 km · Must-see
• Half-Track · attraction · Muscogee · ~30 km · Must-see
• Fort No. 5 · fort · Russell · ~30 km · Must-see
• Fort Perry Monument · fort · Marion · ~31 km · Must-see
• Goat Rock Lake · lake · Lee · ~35 km · Must-see
• Pasaquan · fort · Marion · ~38 km · Must-see
• Fort Mitchell · fort · Russell · ~39 km · Must-see
• Cecil B. Day Butterfly Center · park · Harris · ~40 km · Must-see
• Callaway Gardens · park · Harris · ~40 km · Must-see
• Kings Gap · viewpoint · Harris · ~40 km · Must-see
• Dowdell Knob · viewpoint · Harris · ~40 km · Must-see
• Delano Lake Dam · lake · Harris · ~41 km · Must-see
• F. D. Roosevelt State Park · viewpoint · Harris · ~42 km · Must-see
• Lake Harding · lake · Lee · ~46 km · Must-see
• Sprewell Bluff Wildlife Management Area West · sanctuary · Talbot · ~56 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Gates Lake

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Gates Lake

• Lake Oliver · lake · Russell · ~25 km · Must-see
• Goat Rock Lake · lake · Lee · ~35 km · Must-see
• Delano Lake Dam · lake · Harris · ~41 km · Must-see
• Lake Harding · lake · Lee · ~46 km · Must-see
• Lanier Dam · lake · Chambers · ~68 km · Must-see
• West Point Lake;Willow Crest Lake · lake · Troup · ~84 km · Must-see
• Walter F George Reservoir · lake · Quitman · ~106 km · Must-see
• Walter F George Reservoir · lake · Barbour · ~110 km · Must-see
• Lake McIntosh Park · lake · Fayette · ~115 km · Must-see
• Lake Kedron · lake · Fayette · ~125 km · Must-see

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