Joe Lake

Joe 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 Joe 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 Joe Lake — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 34.02656, -78.61640. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Joe Lake

• Waites Island · river spot · Horry · ~25 km · Must-see
• Lake Waccamaw State Park · lake · Columbus · ~37 km · Must-see
• Green Swamp Preserve · sanctuary · Brunswick · ~42 km · Must-see
• Tuckahoe Bay · sanctuary · Horry · ~52 km · Must-see
• Hollywood Wax Museum · museum · Horry · ~53 km · Must-see
• Wat Carolina Buddhajakra Vanaram · Buddhist site · Brunswick · ~54 km · Must-see
• Carolina Forest · fort · Horry · ~55 km · Must-see
• SkyWheel · attraction · Horry · ~55 km · Must-see
• Mad Mouse · temple · Horry · ~56 km · Must-see
• Time Machine · temple · Horry · ~57 km · Must-see
• Family Kingdom Amusement Park · park · Horry · ~58 km · Must-see
• East Coast Greenway · trek · Horry · ~63 km · Must-see
• Oak Island Lighthouse · beach · Brunswick · ~70 km · Must-see
• North Carolina Maritime Museum at Southport · museum · Brunswick · ~71 km · Must-see
• Hatch Auditorium · church · Brunswick · ~71 km · Must-see
• Price's Creek Lighthouse · beach · Brunswick · ~73 km · Must-see
• Bald Head Lighthouse · beach · Brunswick · ~74 km · Must-see
• River Swamp · sanctuary · Brunswick · ~7 km

See everything within a day’s drive of Joe Lake

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Joe Lake

• Lake Waccamaw State Park · lake · Columbus · ~37 km · Must-see
• Singletary Lake State Park · lake · Bladen · ~81 km · Must-see
• Jones Lake State Park · lake · Bladen · ~93 km · Must-see
• Pepsi Cola Lake · lake · Florence · ~115 km · Must-see
• Hope Mills Lake · lake · Dillon · ~137 km · Must-see
• Lower Heather Lakes Dam · lake · Horry · ~19 km
• Lake Tabor · lake · Horry · ~34 km
• Lower Chesnut Lake · lake · Horry · ~37 km
• Lake Waccamaw · lake · Columbus · ~38 km
• Richardson Millpond · lake · Columbus · ~39 km

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