Staley Lake

Staley 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 Staley 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 Staley Lake — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 35.77181, -80.40811. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Staley Lake

• Boone's Cave Park · cave · Davidson · ~8 km · Must-see
• Rowan Museum · museum · Rowan · ~16 km · Must-see
• Grace Episcopal Church · church · Davidson · ~18 km · Must-see
• Old Davidson County Courthouse · museum · Davidson · ~19 km · Must-see
• First Reformed United Church of Christ · church · Davidson · ~19 km · Must-see
• High Rock Lake · lake · Davidson · ~20 km · Must-see
• Thyatira Presbyterian Church · church · Rowan · ~31 km · Must-see
• Tanglewood Arboretum · sanctuary · Forsyth · ~32 km · Must-see
• Grace-Lower Stone Church · church · Rowan · ~35 km · Must-see
• Tuckertown Dam · lake · Stanly · ~48 km · Must-see
• Hanes Park · park · Forsyth · ~48 km · Must-see
• NCMA Winston-Salem (formerly SECCA) · church · Forsyth · ~50 km · Must-see
• Reynolda Gardens · park · Forsyth · ~51 km · Must-see
• Reynolda House · museum · Forsyth · ~51 km · Must-see
• Lake Lynn Dam · lake · Cabarrus · ~54 km · Must-see
• Cul Res Fort Dobbs · fort · Iredell · ~56 km · Must-see
• SciWorks · sanctuary · Forsyth · ~59 km · Must-see
• Birkhead Mountains Wilderness · sanctuary · Randolph · ~60 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Staley Lake

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Staley Lake

• High Rock Lake · lake · Davidson · ~20 km · Must-see
• Tuckertown Dam · lake · Stanly · ~48 km · Must-see
• Lake Lynn Dam · lake · Cabarrus · ~54 km · Must-see
• Badin Dam · lake · Montgomery · ~61 km · Must-see
• Randleman Lake · lake · Randolph · ~65 km · Must-see
• Lake Norman · lake · Catawba · ~68 km · Must-see
• Lake Tillery · lake · Stanly · ~75 km · Must-see
• WIFM-FM (Elkin) · lake · Yadkin · ~76 km · Must-see
• Mountain Island Lake · lake · Gaston · ~84 km · Must-see
• Lake Tillery · lake · Chesterfield · ~88 km · Must-see

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