Gilbert Dam

Gilbert 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 Gilbert 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 Gilbert Dam — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 34.26344, -83.69656. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Gilbert Dam

• Hurricane Shoals County Park · sanctuary · Jackson · ~19 km · Must-see
• M60 · attraction · Banks · ~24 km · Must-see
• Lake Lanier · lake · Hall · ~24 km · Must-see
• Rockwell Universalist Church · church · Barrow · ~32 km · Must-see
• Skitt Mountain · viewpoint · White · ~34 km · Must-see
• Wauka Mountain · viewpoint · White · ~36 km · Must-see
• Hebron Presbyterian Church · church · Banks · ~38 km · Must-see
• Chenocetah Mountain · viewpoint · Habersham · ~40 km · Must-see
• Fort Daniel Monument · fort · Gwinnett · ~41 km · Must-see
• Mincle Mountain · viewpoint · Lumpkin · ~41 km · Must-see
• Fort Yargo State Park · fort · Barrow · ~41 km · Must-see
• Elisha Winn House · fort · Gwinnett · ~41 km · Must-see
• Auraria · fort · Lumpkin · ~48 km · Must-see
• Consolidated Gold Mine · attraction · Lumpkin · ~50 km · Must-see
• Dahlonega Historic Gold Meusem · museum · Lumpkin · ~50 km · Must-see
• George Pierce Park · park · Gwinnett · ~50 km · Must-see
• Cumming Bandstand · attraction · Forsyth · ~51 km · Must-see
• Yonah Mountain · viewpoint · White · ~52 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Gilbert Dam

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Gilbert Dam

• Lake Lanier · lake · Hall · ~24 km · Must-see
• Lake Yonah · lake · Stephens · ~71 km · Must-see
• Rabun Beach Recreation Area · lake · Rabun · ~73 km · Must-see
• Lake Winfield Scott · lake · Union · ~73 km · Must-see
• Lake Seed Recreation Area · lake · Rabun · ~74 km · Must-see
• Tugalo Dam · lake · Habersham · ~74 km · Must-see
• Lake Burton Dam · lake · Rabun · ~76 km · Must-see
• Hard Labor Reservoir Dam · lake · Walton · ~81 km · Must-see
• Sequoyah Lake Dam · lake · Pickens · ~87 km · Must-see
• Bull Sluice Lake · lake · Cobb · ~89 km · Must-see

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