Lake Qualatchee

Lake Qualatchee: 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 Lake Qualatchee

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 Lake Qualatchee — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 34.64900, -83.80076. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Lake Qualatchee

• Yonah Mountain · viewpoint · White · ~10 km · Must-see
• Wildcat Mountain · viewpoint · White · ~11 km · Must-see
• Nacoochee Mound · fort · White · ~12 km · Must-see
• Tesnatee Gap · viewpoint · Union · ~12 km · Must-see
• Cowrock · viewpoint · White · ~12 km · Must-see
• Lordamercy Cove · viewpoint · Union · ~13 km · Must-see
• Unicoi State Park · park · White · ~13 km · Must-see
• Levelland Mountain · viewpoint · Lumpkin · ~16 km · Must-see
• Neels Gap, Georgia · viewpoint · Union · ~18 km · Must-see
• Three Sisters Mountain · viewpoint · Lumpkin · ~18 km · Must-see
• Mincle Mountain · viewpoint · Lumpkin · ~19 km · Must-see
• Wauka Mountain · viewpoint · White · ~19 km · Must-see
• Blood Mountain · viewpoint · Union · ~20 km · Must-see
• Blood Mountain Wilderness · sanctuary · Lumpkin · ~21 km · Must-see
• Horsetrough Mountain · viewpoint · Union · ~21 km · Must-see
• Skitt Mountain · viewpoint · White · ~22 km · Must-see
• Slaughter Mountain · viewpoint · Union · ~22 km · Must-see
• Lake Winfield Scott · lake · Union · ~23 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Lake Qualatchee

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Lake Qualatchee

• Lake Winfield Scott · lake · Union · ~23 km · Must-see
• Lake Burton Dam · lake · Rabun · ~36 km · Must-see
• Lake Seed Recreation Area · lake · Rabun · ~37 km · Must-see
• Rabun Beach Recreation Area · lake · Rabun · ~40 km · Must-see
• Chatuge Lake · lake · East Tennessee · ~48 km · Must-see
• Lake Nottely · lake · East Tennessee · ~50 km · Must-see
• Lake Lanier · lake · Hall · ~51 km · Must-see
• Chatuge Dam · lake · Clay · ~51 km · Must-see
• Tugalo Dam · lake · Habersham · ~52 km · Must-see
• Lake Yonah · lake · Stephens · ~53 km · Must-see

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