Carmichael Lake

Carmichael 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 Carmichael 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 Carmichael Lake — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 34.19554, -84.41106. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Carmichael Lake

• Allatoona Falls · waterfall · Cherokee · ~16 km · Must-see
• Sweat Mountain · viewpoint · Cobb · ~19 km · Must-see
• Noonday Creek Park · park · Cobb · ~23 km · Must-see
• Lake Arrowhead Dam · lake · Cherokee · ~24 km · Must-see
• Smith Plantation · museum · Fulton · ~25 km · Must-see
• Teaching Museum North · museum · Fulton · ~25 km · Must-see
• Sawnee Mountain · viewpoint · Forsyth · ~29 km · Must-see
• George Washington Carver State Park · park · Bartow · ~30 km · Must-see
• Fullers Park · park · Cobb · ~31 km · Must-see
• Cumming Bandstand · attraction · Forsyth · ~31 km · Must-see
• Bull Sluice Lake · lake · Cobb · ~32 km · Must-see
• Bear Mountain · viewpoint · Cherokee · ~32 km · Must-see
• Autrey Mill Park · sanctuary · Fulton · ~32 km · Must-see
• Pine Log Wildlife Management Area · viewpoint · Bartow · ~33 km · Must-see
• Chattahoochee-Oconee National Forest · sanctuary · Fulton · ~33 km · Must-see
• Red Top Mountain State Park · park · Bartow · ~34 km · Must-see
• Kennesaw Mountain · viewpoint · Cobb · ~36 km · Must-see
• Lake Acworth · lake · Cobb · ~36 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Carmichael Lake

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Carmichael Lake

• Lake Arrowhead Dam · lake · Cherokee · ~24 km · Must-see
• Bull Sluice Lake · lake · Cobb · ~32 km · Must-see
• Lake Acworth · lake · Cobb · ~36 km · Must-see
• Sequoyah Lake Dam · lake · Pickens · ~49 km · Must-see
• Richland Creek Reservoir · lake · Paulding · ~53 km · Must-see
• Lake Lanier · lake · Hall · ~60 km · Must-see
• Carters Lake · lake · Gilmer · ~65 km · Must-see
• Taylors Lake · lake · Cherokee · ~67 km · Must-see
• Coots Lake · lake · Cleburne · ~74 km · Must-see
• Lake Dorene · lake · Cleburne · ~81 km · Must-see

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