Lower Lake

Lower 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 Lower 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 Lower Lake — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 35.88010, -80.03296. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Lower Lake

• Randleman Lake · lake · Randolph · ~20 km · Must-see
• First Reformed United Church of Christ · church · Davidson · ~26 km · Must-see
• Old Davidson County Courthouse · museum · Davidson · ~26 km · Must-see
• The Richard Petty Museum · museum · Randolph · ~26 km · Must-see
• Grace Episcopal Church · church · Davidson · ~27 km · Must-see
• Wet 'n Wild Emerald Pointe Water Park · park · Guilford · ~28 km · Must-see
• Greensboro Arboretum · park · Guilford · ~34 km · Must-see
• Hagan Stone Park · sanctuary · Guilford · ~36 km · Must-see
• Benjamin Park Bog Garden · park · Guilford · ~37 km · Must-see
• Tanger Bicentennial Gardens · park · Guilford · ~37 km · Must-see
• West Market Street United Methodist Church · church · Guilford · ~38 km · Must-see
• Lebauer Park · park · Guilford · ~39 km · Must-see
• Holy Trinity Episcopal Church · church · Guilford · ~39 km · Must-see
• Hanes Park · park · Forsyth · ~40 km · Must-see
• Birkhead Mountains Wilderness · sanctuary · Randolph · ~40 km · Must-see
• Guilford Courthouse National Military Park · park · Guilford · ~41 km · Must-see
• High Rock Lake · lake · Davidson · ~41 km · Must-see
• NCMA Winston-Salem (formerly SECCA) · church · Forsyth · ~44 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Lower Lake

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Lower Lake

• Randleman Lake · lake · Randolph · ~20 km · Must-see
• High Rock Lake · lake · Davidson · ~41 km · Must-see
• Tuckertown Dam · lake · Stanly · ~57 km · Must-see
• Belews Creek Dam · lake · Rockingham · ~62 km · Must-see
• Badin Dam · lake · Montgomery · ~64 km · Must-see
• Lake Tillery · lake · Stanly · ~81 km · Must-see
• Lake Lynn Dam · lake · Cabarrus · ~87 km · Must-see
• Cane Creek Resevoir Dam · lake · Orange · ~90 km · Must-see
• Lake Tillery · lake · Chesterfield · ~94 km · Must-see
• WIFM-FM (Elkin) · lake · Yadkin · ~101 km · Must-see

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