Heads Lake

Heads 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 Heads 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 Heads Lake — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 31.24721, -81.85956. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Heads Lake

• Fort Barrington · fort · McIntosh · ~43 km · Must-see
• Old Hell Lake · lake · Wayne · ~48 km · Must-see
• Marshes of Glynn · sanctuary · Glynn · ~50 km · Must-see
• Butler Island Plantation · sanctuary · McIntosh · ~51 km · Must-see
• Gascoigne Bluff · viewpoint · Glynn · ~54 km · Must-see
• Fort King George Historic Site · fort · McIntosh · ~55 km · Must-see
• Fort Frederica National Monument · fort · Glynn · ~56 km · Must-see
• Fort Frederica · fort · Glynn · ~56 km · Must-see
• The Horton House · fort · Glynn · ~57 km · Must-see
• St. Simons Island Light · beach · Glynn · ~58 km · Must-see
• Faith Chapel · church · Glynn · ~58 km · Must-see
• Jekyll Island · beach · Glynn · ~58 km · Must-see
• Jekyll Island Museum · museum · Glynn · ~59 km · Must-see
• The King and Prince Beach & Golf Resort · attraction · Glynn · ~59 km · Must-see
• Little Cumberland Lighthouse (abandoned) · fort · Camden · ~65 km · Must-see
• Sapelo Island Light · beach · McIntosh · ~71 km · Must-see
• Honey Bluff · viewpoint · Brantley · ~2 km
• Abrams Bluff · viewpoint · Brantley · ~3 km

See everything within a day’s drive of Heads Lake

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Heads Lake

• Old Hell Lake · lake · Wayne · ~48 km · Must-see
• Gannet Lake · lake · Ware · ~93 km · Must-see
• Strickland Lake Dam · lake · Brantley · ~14 km
• Walker Mill Pond · lake · Pierce · ~35 km
• Laura S Walker State Park Lake Dam · lake · Ware · ~44 km
• Lake Floree Dam · lake · Brantley · ~45 km
• Lake Wendi · lake · Brantley · ~49 km
• Lake Grace Park · lake · Wayne · ~50 km
• Ray and Hannaford Lake Dam · lake · Charlton · ~55 km
• Herrin Pond Dam · lake · Ware · ~55 km

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