Walker Dam

Walker Dam: 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 Walker Dam

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 Walker Dam — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 33.50013, -83.37655. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Walker Dam

• Rock Eagle Effigy Mound · fort · Putnam · ~12 km · Must-see
• Lake Oconee · lake · Greene · ~15 km · Must-see
• 155 mm gun M1 · attraction · Putnam · ~25 km · Must-see
• Iron Horse · attraction · Greene · ~33 km · Must-see
• Lake Oconee · lake · McCormick · ~33 km · Must-see
• Lake Sinclair · lake · Putnam · ~38 km · Must-see
• Hard Labor Reservoir Dam · lake · Walton · ~39 km · Must-see
• Alcovy Mountain · viewpoint · Walton · ~53 km · Must-see
• Lake Sinclair · lake · McCormick · ~54 km · Must-see
• The State Botanical Garden of Georgia · sanctuary · Clarke · ~56 km · Must-see
• MONROE Water Tower Sign Replica · church · Walton · ~56 km · Must-see
• Lake Bulow Campbell · lake · Newton · ~57 km · Must-see
• Athens Confederate Monument · fort · Clarke · ~58 km · Must-see
• Memorial Park · park · Clarke · ~59 km · Must-see
• Lloyd Shoals - Emergency Spillway Dam · lake · Butts · ~60 km · Must-see
• Georgia Museum of Art · museum · Clarke · ~61 km · Must-see
• University of Georgia Campus Arboretum · park · Clarke · ~63 km · Must-see
• War Hill · viewpoint · McCormick · ~63 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Walker Dam

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Walker Dam

• Lake Oconee · lake · Greene · ~15 km · Must-see
• Lake Oconee · lake · McCormick · ~33 km · Must-see
• Lake Sinclair · lake · Putnam · ~38 km · Must-see
• Hard Labor Reservoir Dam · lake · Walton · ~39 km · Must-see
• Lake Sinclair · lake · McCormick · ~54 km · Must-see
• Lake Bulow Campbell · lake · Newton · ~57 km · Must-see
• Lloyd Shoals - Emergency Spillway Dam · lake · Butts · ~60 km · Must-see
• Chief Mcintosh Lake Dam · lake · Butts · ~73 km · Must-see
• Edwards Lake Dam · lake · Bibb · ~98 km · Must-see
• Lake Spivey Dam · lake · Henry · ~105 km · Must-see

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