Iris Lakes

Iris Lakes: 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 Iris Lakes

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 Iris Lakes — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 33.39984, -84.11964. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Iris Lakes

• Lake Spivey Dam · lake · Henry · ~25 km · Must-see
• Lake Jodeco Dam · lake · Clayton · ~25 km · Must-see
• Lake Bulow Campbell · lake · Newton · ~30 km · Must-see
• Chief Mcintosh Lake Dam · lake · Butts · ~31 km · Must-see
• Panola Mountain State Park · sanctuary · Rockdale · ~33 km · Must-see
• Panola Mountain · viewpoint · Rockdale · ~33 km · Must-see
• Lloyd Shoals - Emergency Spillway Dam · lake · Butts · ~34 km · Must-see
• Arabia Mountain · viewpoint · DeKalb · ~37 km · Must-see
• Reynolds Nature Preserve · sanctuary · Clayton · ~38 km · Must-see
• Georgia International Horse Park · park · Rockdale · ~42 km · Must-see
• SouthOaks At Cascade l Atlanta Ranch Condominium Homes · waterfall · Fulton · ~46 km · Must-see
• Lake Kedron · lake · Fayette · ~54 km · Must-see
• Brownwood Park · park · DeKalb · ~54 km · Must-see
• Lake McIntosh Park · lake · Fayette · ~54 km · Must-see
• Zoo Atlanta · sanctuary · Fulton · ~55 km · Must-see
• Atlanta Healing Temple · church · Fulton · ~55 km · Must-see
• Grant Park · sanctuary · Fulton · ~55 km · Must-see
• Perkerson Park · park · Fulton · ~55 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Iris Lakes

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Iris Lakes

• Lake Spivey Dam · lake · Henry · ~25 km · Must-see
• Lake Jodeco Dam · lake · Clayton · ~25 km · Must-see
• Lake Bulow Campbell · lake · Newton · ~30 km · Must-see
• Chief Mcintosh Lake Dam · lake · Butts · ~31 km · Must-see
• Lloyd Shoals - Emergency Spillway Dam · lake · Butts · ~34 km · Must-see
• Lake Kedron · lake · Fayette · ~54 km · Must-see
• Lake McIntosh Park · lake · Fayette · ~54 km · Must-see
• Hard Labor Reservoir Dam · lake · Walton · ~69 km · Must-see
• B. T. Brown Reservoir · lake · Coweta · ~73 km · Must-see
• Bull Sluice Lake · lake · Cobb · ~85 km · Must-see

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