Venable Lake

Venable 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 Venable 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 Venable Lake — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 33.79759, -84.14421. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Venable Lake

• Stone Mountain · viewpoint · DeKalb · ~1 km · Must-see
• Stone Mountain Park · viewpoint · DeKalb · ~1 km · Must-see
• Arabia Mountain · viewpoint · DeKalb · ~19 km · Must-see
• Panola Mountain State Park · sanctuary · Rockdale · ~23 km · Must-see
• Panola Mountain · viewpoint · Rockdale · ~23 km · Must-see
• Druid Hills Baptist Church · church · Fulton · ~24 km · Must-see
• First Baptist Church · church · DeKalb · ~25 km · Must-see
• Brownwood Park · park · DeKalb · ~25 km · Must-see
• Carter Presidential Library · museum · Fulton · ~25 km · Must-see
• Murphey Candler Park · park · DeKalb · ~26 km · Must-see
• Piedmont Park · park · Fulton · ~26 km · Must-see
• Atlanta Botanical Garden · sanctuary · Fulton · ~26 km · Must-see
• Bagley Park · park · Fulton · ~27 km · Must-see
• Noguchi Playscape · attraction · Fulton · ~27 km · Must-see
• Vines Gardens · park · Gwinnett · ~27 km · Must-see
• Central Park · park · Fulton · ~27 km · Must-see
• Grant Park · sanctuary · Fulton · ~28 km · Must-see
• Zoo Atlanta · sanctuary · Fulton · ~28 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Venable Lake

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Venable Lake

• Bull Sluice Lake · lake · Cobb · ~36 km · Must-see
• Lake Spivey Dam · lake · Henry · ~42 km · Must-see
• Lake Jodeco Dam · lake · Clayton · ~43 km · Must-see
• Lake Bulow Campbell · lake · Newton · ~56 km · Must-see
• Hard Labor Reservoir Dam · lake · Walton · ~61 km · Must-see
• Lake Acworth · lake · Cobb · ~72 km · Must-see
• Lake Kedron · lake · Fayette · ~72 km · Must-see
• Lake Lanier · lake · Hall · ~74 km · Must-see
• Lloyd Shoals - Emergency Spillway Dam · lake · Butts · ~75 km · Must-see
• Lake McIntosh Park · lake · Fayette · ~79 km · Must-see

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