Paper Lake

Paper 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 Paper 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 Paper Lake — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 33.64247, -83.39565. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Paper Lake

• Iron Horse · attraction · Greene · ~16 km · Must-see
• Lake Oconee · lake · Greene · ~26 km · Must-see
• Hard Labor Reservoir Dam · lake · Walton · ~28 km · Must-see
• Rock Eagle Effigy Mound · fort · Putnam · ~31 km · Must-see
• The State Botanical Garden of Georgia · sanctuary · Clarke · ~36 km · Must-see
• Athens Confederate Monument · fort · Clarke · ~38 km · Must-see
• Memorial Park · park · Clarke · ~40 km · Must-see
• Georgia Museum of Art · museum · Clarke · ~42 km · Must-see
• MONROE Water Tower Sign Replica · church · Walton · ~42 km · Must-see
• Alcovy Mountain · viewpoint · Walton · ~42 km · Must-see
• University of Georgia Campus Arboretum · park · Clarke · ~43 km · Must-see
• Tree That Owns Itself · attraction · Clarke · ~43 km · Must-see
• Saint Mary's Church Steeple · church · Clarke · ~44 km · Must-see
• Seney-Stovall Chapel · church · Clarke · ~44 km · Must-see
• Herty Field · park · Clarke · ~44 km · Must-see
• Taylor-Grady House · fort · Clarke · ~44 km · Must-see
• 155 mm gun M1 · attraction · Putnam · ~45 km · Must-see
• Lake Oconee · lake · McCormick · ~49 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Paper Lake

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Paper Lake

• Lake Oconee · lake · Greene · ~26 km · Must-see
• Hard Labor Reservoir Dam · lake · Walton · ~28 km · Must-see
• Lake Oconee · lake · McCormick · ~49 km · Must-see
• Lake Sinclair · lake · Putnam · ~57 km · Must-see
• Lake Bulow Campbell · lake · Newton · ~60 km · Must-see
• Lloyd Shoals - Emergency Spillway Dam · lake · Butts · ~69 km · Must-see
• Lake Sinclair · lake · McCormick · ~73 km · Must-see
• Chief Mcintosh Lake Dam · lake · Butts · ~83 km · Must-see
• Lake Spivey Dam · lake · Henry · ~104 km · Must-see
• Lake Jodeco Dam · lake · Clayton · ~105 km · Must-see

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