Black Dam

Black 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 Black 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 Black Dam — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 33.85955, -83.75565. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Black Dam

• MONROE Water Tower Sign Replica · church · Walton · ~11 km · Must-see
• Fort Yargo State Park · fort · Barrow · ~16 km · Must-see
• Alcovy Mountain · viewpoint · Walton · ~18 km · Must-see
• Vines Gardens · park · Gwinnett · ~19 km · Must-see
• Rockwell Universalist Church · church · Barrow · ~25 km · Must-see
• Hard Labor Reservoir Dam · lake · Walton · ~29 km · Must-see
• Elisha Winn House · fort · Gwinnett · ~29 km · Must-see
• Gwinnett Historic Courthouse · fort · Gwinnett · ~30 km · Must-see
• Fort Daniel Monument · fort · Gwinnett · ~33 km · Must-see
• Georgia International Horse Park · park · Rockdale · ~34 km · Must-see
• Athens Confederate Monument · fort · Clarke · ~42 km · Must-see
• Memorial Park · park · Clarke · ~44 km · Must-see
• The State Botanical Garden of Georgia · sanctuary · Clarke · ~44 km · Must-see
• Seney-Stovall Chapel · church · Clarke · ~44 km · Must-see
• George Pierce Park · park · Gwinnett · ~45 km · Must-see
• Taylor-Grady House · fort · Clarke · ~45 km · Must-see
• Tree That Owns Itself · attraction · Clarke · ~45 km · Must-see
• Stone Mountain Park · viewpoint · DeKalb · ~45 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Black Dam

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Black Dam

• Hard Labor Reservoir Dam · lake · Walton · ~29 km · Must-see
• Lake Bulow Campbell · lake · Newton · ~56 km · Must-see
• Lake Lanier · lake · Hall · ~63 km · Must-see
• Bull Sluice Lake · lake · Cobb · ~74 km · Must-see
• Lloyd Shoals - Emergency Spillway Dam · lake · Butts · ~76 km · Must-see
• Lake Oconee · lake · Greene · ~77 km · Must-see
• Lake Spivey Dam · lake · Henry · ~77 km · Must-see
• Lake Jodeco Dam · lake · Clayton · ~78 km · Must-see
• Chief Mcintosh Lake Dam · lake · Butts · ~88 km · Must-see
• Lake Oconee · lake · McCormick · ~99 km · Must-see

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