Lower Elder Lake

Lower Elder 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 Lower Elder 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 Lower Elder Lake — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 33.94843, -85.32829. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Lower Elder Lake

• Big Spring Park · sanctuary · Cherokee · ~12 km · Must-see
• Etna Mountain · viewpoint · Cherokee · ~12 km · Must-see
• Pinhoti Trail · trek · Cleburne · ~13 km · Must-see
• Springdale Lake · lake · Cherokee · ~14 km · Must-see
• Frog Mountain · viewpoint · Cherokee · ~29 km · Must-see
• Lake Dorene · lake · Cleburne · ~31 km · Must-see
• Dugger Mountain Wilderness · sanctuary · Cleburne · ~33 km · Must-see
• Shoal Creek Church · church · Cleburne · ~36 km · Must-see
• Coots Lake · lake · Cleburne · ~38 km · Must-see
• Horseleg Mountain · viewpoint · Cherokee · ~40 km · Must-see
• DeSoto Lake · lake · Cherokee · ~42 km · Must-see
• Marshall Forest · sanctuary · Cherokee · ~45 km · Must-see
• Old Shorter Hill · viewpoint · Cherokee · ~46 km · Must-see
• Saint Mary Catholic Church · church · Floyd · ~47 km · Must-see
• Lumpkin Hill · viewpoint · Cherokee · ~47 km · Must-see
• Jackson Hill · viewpoint · Cherokee · ~48 km · Must-see
• Taylors Lake · lake · Cherokee · ~48 km · Must-see
• Lake Conasauga · lake · Cherokee · ~48 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Lower Elder Lake

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Lower Elder Lake

• Springdale Lake · lake · Cherokee · ~14 km · Must-see
• Lake Dorene · lake · Cleburne · ~31 km · Must-see
• Coots Lake · lake · Cleburne · ~38 km · Must-see
• DeSoto Lake · lake · Cherokee · ~42 km · Must-see
• Taylors Lake · lake · Cherokee · ~48 km · Must-see
• Lake Conasauga · lake · Cherokee · ~48 km · Must-see
• Richland Creek Reservoir · lake · Paulding · ~58 km · Must-see
• Weiss Dam · lake · Cherokee · ~59 km · Must-see
• Lake Acworth · lake · Cobb · ~76 km · Must-see
• H. Neely Henry Lake · lake · St. Clair · ~89 km · Must-see

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