Godwin Lake

Godwin 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 Godwin 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 Godwin Lake — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 33.74170, -85.25066. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Godwin Lake

• Pinhoti Trail · trek · Cleburne · ~34 km · Must-see
• Shoal Creek Church · church · Cleburne · ~37 km · Must-see
• Big Spring Park · sanctuary · Cherokee · ~38 km · Must-see
• Lake Dorene · lake · Cleburne · ~39 km · Must-see
• Springdale Lake · lake · Cherokee · ~40 km · Must-see
• Etna Mountain · viewpoint · Cherokee · ~42 km · Must-see
• Blackjack Mountain · viewpoint · Randolph · ~42 km · Must-see
• Coots Lake · lake · Cleburne · ~44 km · Must-see
• Dugger Mountain Wilderness · sanctuary · Cleburne · ~44 km · Must-see
• Frog Mountain · viewpoint · Cherokee · ~52 km · Must-see
• McIntosh Reserve · park · Carroll · ~54 km · Must-see
• Mountain Longleaf National Wildlife Refuge · sanctuary · Calhoun · ~59 km · Must-see
• First Presbyterian Church · church · Calhoun · ~60 km · Must-see
• Taylors Lake · lake · Cherokee · ~65 km · Must-see
• Richland Creek Reservoir · lake · Paulding · ~65 km · Must-see
• Anniston Museum of Natural History · museum · Calhoun · ~66 km · Must-see
• Heard County Jail · museum · Randolph · ~66 km · Must-see
• Euharlee Covered Bridge · museum · Bartow · ~67 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Godwin Lake

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Godwin Lake

• Lake Dorene · lake · Cleburne · ~39 km · Must-see
• Springdale Lake · lake · Cherokee · ~40 km · Must-see
• Coots Lake · lake · Cleburne · ~44 km · Must-see
• Taylors Lake · lake · Cherokee · ~65 km · Must-see
• Richland Creek Reservoir · lake · Paulding · ~65 km · Must-see
• DeSoto Lake · lake · Cherokee · ~67 km · Must-see
• B. T. Brown Reservoir · lake · Coweta · ~69 km · Must-see
• Lake Conasauga · lake · Cherokee · ~76 km · Must-see
• Lake Acworth · lake · Cobb · ~79 km · Must-see
• R.L. Harris Dam · lake · Randolph · ~79 km · Must-see

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