Lake Tom

Lake Tom: 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 Tom

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 Tom — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 34.28499, -85.24967. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Lake Tom

• Lake Conasauga · lake · Cherokee · ~1 km · Must-see
• Lavender Mountain · viewpoint · Cherokee · ~7 km · Must-see
• Horseleg Mountain · viewpoint · Cherokee · ~8 km · Must-see
• Marshall Forest · sanctuary · Cherokee · ~8 km · Must-see
• Oak Hill & The Martha Berry Museum · museum · Cherokee · ~8 km · Must-see
• Lumpkin Hill · viewpoint · Cherokee · ~10 km · Must-see
• Jackson Hill · viewpoint · Cherokee · ~10 km · Must-see
• Old Shorter Hill · viewpoint · Cherokee · ~10 km · Must-see
• Blossom Hill · viewpoint · Cherokee · ~10 km · Must-see
• Saint Mary Catholic Church · church · Floyd · ~11 km · Must-see
• DeSoto Lake · lake · Cherokee · ~11 km · Must-see
• Rocky Mountain Project · sanctuary · Cherokee · ~13 km · Must-see
• Big Texas Valley · viewpoint · Cherokee · ~15 km · Must-see
• Turkey Mountain · viewpoint · Cherokee · ~22 km · Must-see
• James H."Sloppy" Floyd State Park · park · Chattooga · ~23 km · Must-see
• Taylor Ridge · viewpoint · Cherokee · ~24 km · Must-see
• Paradise Garden · church · Chattooga · ~33 km · Must-see
• Johns Mountain · sanctuary · Cherokee · ~35 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Lake Tom

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Lake Tom

• Lake Conasauga · lake · Cherokee · ~1 km · Must-see
• DeSoto Lake · lake · Cherokee · ~11 km · Must-see
• Taylors Lake · lake · Cherokee · ~35 km · Must-see
• Springdale Lake · lake · Cherokee · ~36 km · Must-see
• Lake Marvin · lake · DeKalb · ~44 km · Must-see
• Lake Dorene · lake · Cleburne · ~48 km · Must-see
• Coots Lake · lake · Cleburne · ~51 km · Must-see
• Richland Creek Reservoir · lake · Paulding · ~55 km · Must-see
• Weiss Dam · lake · Cherokee · ~66 km · Must-see
• Lake Acworth · lake · Cobb · ~73 km · Must-see

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