Rays Lake

Rays 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 Rays 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 Rays Lake — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 33.82386, -83.84868. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Rays Lake

• Vines Gardens · park · Gwinnett · ~10 km · Must-see
• MONROE Water Tower Sign Replica · church · Walton · ~16 km · Must-see
• Alcovy Mountain · viewpoint · Walton · ~17 km · Must-see
• Georgia International Horse Park · park · Rockdale · ~24 km · Must-see
• Gwinnett Historic Courthouse · fort · Gwinnett · ~25 km · Must-see
• Fort Yargo State Park · fort · Barrow · ~25 km · Must-see
• Elisha Winn House · fort · Gwinnett · ~29 km · Must-see
• Hard Labor Reservoir Dam · lake · Walton · ~32 km · Must-see
• Fort Daniel Monument · fort · Gwinnett · ~33 km · Must-see
• Rockwell Universalist Church · church · Barrow · ~33 km · Must-see
• Stone Mountain Park · viewpoint · DeKalb · ~34 km · Must-see
• Stone Mountain · viewpoint · DeKalb · ~34 km · Must-see
• Arabia Mountain · viewpoint · DeKalb · ~38 km · Must-see
• George Pierce Park · park · Gwinnett · ~41 km · Must-see
• Panola Mountain State Park · sanctuary · Rockdale · ~44 km · Must-see
• CRNRA - Rogers Bridge Unit · park · Fulton · ~45 km · Must-see
• Panola Mountain · viewpoint · Rockdale · ~45 km · Must-see
• Lake Bulow Campbell · lake · Newton · ~50 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Rays Lake

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Rays Lake

• Hard Labor Reservoir Dam · lake · Walton · ~32 km · Must-see
• Lake Bulow Campbell · lake · Newton · ~50 km · Must-see
• Bull Sluice Lake · lake · Cobb · ~65 km · Must-see
• Lake Spivey Dam · lake · Henry · ~65 km · Must-see
• Lake Lanier · lake · Hall · ~66 km · Must-see
• Lake Jodeco Dam · lake · Clayton · ~67 km · Must-see
• Lloyd Shoals - Emergency Spillway Dam · lake · Butts · ~70 km · Must-see
• Chief Mcintosh Lake Dam · lake · Butts · ~81 km · Must-see
• Lake Oconee · lake · Greene · ~82 km · Must-see
• Lake Kedron · lake · Fayette · ~101 km · Must-see

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