McCards Lake

McCards 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 McCards 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 McCards Lake — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 33.04874, -84.26409. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near McCards Lake

• Sprewell Bluff Wildlife Management Area West · sanctuary · Talbot · ~37 km · Must-see
• Chief Mcintosh Lake Dam · lake · Butts · ~48 km · Must-see
• Historic Crawford County Courthouse · attraction · Crawford · ~55 km · Must-see
• Lake McIntosh Park · lake · Fayette · ~57 km · Must-see
• Lloyd Shoals - Emergency Spillway Dam · lake · Butts · ~62 km · Must-see
• Dowdell Knob · viewpoint · Harris · ~63 km · Must-see
• F. D. Roosevelt State Park · viewpoint · Harris · ~64 km · Must-see
• Piedmont National Wildlife Refuge · sanctuary · Jones · ~64 km · Must-see
• Lake Jodeco Dam · lake · Clayton · ~64 km · Must-see
• Lake Kedron · lake · Fayette · ~65 km · Must-see
• Lake Spivey Dam · lake · Henry · ~65 km · Must-see
• Tobesofkee Creek · lake · Bibb · ~69 km · Must-see
• Kings Gap · viewpoint · Harris · ~70 km · Must-see
• Museum of Arts and Sciences · museum · Bibb · ~71 km · Must-see
• Delano Lake Dam · lake · Harris · ~72 km · Must-see
• Lake Bulow Campbell · lake · Newton · ~74 km · Must-see
• Callaway Gardens · park · Harris · ~75 km · Must-see
• Pine Mountain · viewpoint · Lamar · ~3 km

See everything within a day’s drive of McCards Lake

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near McCards Lake

• Chief Mcintosh Lake Dam · lake · Butts · ~48 km · Must-see
• Lake McIntosh Park · lake · Fayette · ~57 km · Must-see
• Lloyd Shoals - Emergency Spillway Dam · lake · Butts · ~62 km · Must-see
• Lake Jodeco Dam · lake · Clayton · ~64 km · Must-see
• Lake Kedron · lake · Fayette · ~65 km · Must-see
• Lake Spivey Dam · lake · Henry · ~65 km · Must-see
• Tobesofkee Creek · lake · Bibb · ~69 km · Must-see
• Delano Lake Dam · lake · Harris · ~72 km · Must-see
• Lake Bulow Campbell · lake · Newton · ~74 km · Must-see
• Bankston Lake Dam · lake · Bibb · ~78 km · Must-see

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