Barksdale Lake

Barksdale 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 Barksdale 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 Barksdale Lake — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 32.55137, -85.49796. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Barksdale Lake

• Auburn Softball Complex · park · Lee · ~2 km · Must-see
• Chewacla State Park · park · Lee · ~3 km · Must-see
• Julie Collins Smith Museum of Fine Art · museum · Lee · ~5 km · Must-see
• WEGL-FM (Auburn) · attraction · Lee · ~7 km · Must-see
• Felton Little Park · sanctuary · Lee · ~9 km · Must-see
• Louise Kreher Forest Ecology Preserve · sanctuary · Lee · ~16 km · Must-see
• Tuskegee National Forest · sanctuary · Macon · ~19 km · Must-see
• Tuskegee Airmen National Historic Site · sanctuary · Macon · ~25 km · Must-see
• Butler Chapel A.M.E. Zion Church · church · Macon · ~30 km · Must-see
• Uchee Church · church · Russell · ~34 km · Must-see
• Fort Hull Church · church · Macon · ~36 km · Must-see
• Lake Harding · lake · Lee · ~48 km · Must-see
• Goat Rock Lake · lake · Lee · ~50 km · Must-see
• County Line Baptist Church · church · Chambers · ~52 km · Must-see
• Fort No. 5 · fort · Russell · ~55 km · Must-see
• First Baptist Church · church · Russell · ~58 km · Must-see
• Lanier Dam · lake · Chambers · ~59 km · Must-see
• Lake Oliver · lake · Russell · ~59 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Barksdale Lake

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Barksdale Lake

• Lake Harding · lake · Lee · ~48 km · Must-see
• Goat Rock Lake · lake · Lee · ~50 km · Must-see
• Lanier Dam · lake · Chambers · ~59 km · Must-see
• Lake Oliver · lake · Russell · ~59 km · Must-see
• Lake Martin · lake · Tallapoosa · ~61 km · Must-see
• West Point Lake;Willow Crest Lake · lake · Troup · ~86 km · Must-see
• Delano Lake Dam · lake · Harris · ~88 km · Must-see
• R.L. Harris Dam · lake · Randolph · ~99 km · Must-see
• Walter F George Reservoir · lake · Quitman · ~107 km · Must-see
• Walter F George Reservoir · lake · Barbour · ~108 km · Must-see

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