Murphy Lake

Murphy 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 Murphy 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 Murphy Lake — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 33.34357, -83.74740. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Murphy Lake

• Lloyd Shoals - Emergency Spillway Dam · lake · Butts · ~12 km · Must-see
• Lake Bulow Campbell · lake · Newton · ~22 km · Must-see
• Chief Mcintosh Lake Dam · lake · Butts · ~25 km · Must-see
• Piedmont National Wildlife Refuge · sanctuary · Jones · ~38 km · Must-see
• Rock Eagle Effigy Mound · fort · Putnam · ~43 km · Must-see
• 155 mm gun M1 · attraction · Putnam · ~43 km · Must-see
• Hard Labor Reservoir Dam · lake · Walton · ~49 km · Must-see
• Georgia International Horse Park · park · Rockdale · ~49 km · Must-see
• Alcovy Mountain · viewpoint · Walton · ~54 km · Must-see
• Lake Sinclair · lake · Putnam · ~57 km · Must-see
• protected area of Georgia · sanctuary · Jones · ~60 km · Must-see
• Arabia Mountain · viewpoint · DeKalb · ~62 km · Must-see
• Lake Oconee · lake · Greene · ~62 km · Must-see
• MONROE Water Tower Sign Replica · church · Walton · ~63 km · Must-see
• Panola Mountain State Park · sanctuary · Rockdale · ~63 km · Must-see
• Panola Mountain · viewpoint · Rockdale · ~64 km · Must-see
• Lake Spivey Dam · lake · Henry · ~66 km · Must-see
• Museum of Arts and Sciences · museum · Bibb · ~67 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Murphy Lake

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Murphy Lake

• Lloyd Shoals - Emergency Spillway Dam · lake · Butts · ~12 km · Must-see
• Lake Bulow Campbell · lake · Newton · ~22 km · Must-see
• Chief Mcintosh Lake Dam · lake · Butts · ~25 km · Must-see
• Hard Labor Reservoir Dam · lake · Walton · ~49 km · Must-see
• Lake Sinclair · lake · Putnam · ~57 km · Must-see
• Lake Oconee · lake · Greene · ~62 km · Must-see
• Lake Spivey Dam · lake · Henry · ~66 km · Must-see
• Lake Jodeco Dam · lake · Clayton · ~67 km · Must-see
• Lake Oconee · lake · McCormick · ~69 km · Must-see
• Lake Sinclair · lake · McCormick · ~69 km · Must-see

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