Buena Vista Lake Dam

Buena Vista Lake Dam: crowds and conditions

Typical pattern: moderate; weekends busier. Been there recently? Post today’s status and it shows here for the next traveller.

Status options for this dam: Full / gates open · Low water level · Entry closed.

Best time to visit Buena Vista Lake Dam

Season: August to December when reservoirs are full and gates may open.

Busiest days: Weekends and long holidays.

Crowd: Moderate; weekends busier.

Typical week: Mon light · Tue light · Wed light · Thu light · Fri light · Sat busy · Sun busy.

How to reach Buena Vista Lake Dam — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 33.73233, -84.29576. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Buena Vista Lake Dam

• Brownwood Park · park · DeKalb · ~6 km · Must-see
• Carter Presidential Library · museum · Fulton · ~9 km · Must-see
• Druid Hills Baptist Church · church · Fulton · ~9 km · Must-see
• Zoo Atlanta · sanctuary · Fulton · ~9 km · Must-see
• Grant Park · sanctuary · Fulton · ~9 km · Must-see
• Central Park · park · Fulton · ~11 km · Must-see
• Atlanta Healing Temple · church · Fulton · ~11 km · Must-see
• Hurt Park · park · Fulton · ~11 km · Must-see
• Liberty Plaza · park · Fulton · ~11 km · Must-see
• Expelled Because of Color · attraction · Fulton · ~11 km · Must-see
• Miss Freedom · attraction · Fulton · ~11 km · Must-see
• Woodruff Park · park · Fulton · ~11 km · Must-see
• Atlanta from the Ashes · fort · Fulton · ~11 km · Must-see
• First United Methodist Church of Atlanta · church · Fulton · ~11 km · Must-see
• Carnegie Education Pavilion · fort · Fulton · ~11 km · Must-see
• Piedmont Park · park · Fulton · ~12 km · Must-see
• Centennial Olympic Park · sanctuary · Fulton · ~12 km · Must-see
• Noguchi Playscape · attraction · Fulton · ~12 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Buena Vista Lake Dam

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Buena Vista Lake Dam

• Lake Spivey Dam · lake · Henry · ~30 km · Must-see
• Lake Jodeco Dam · lake · Clayton · ~31 km · Must-see
• Bull Sluice Lake · lake · Cobb · ~34 km · Must-see
• Lake Kedron · lake · Fayette · ~53 km · Must-see
• Lake McIntosh Park · lake · Fayette · ~62 km · Must-see
• Lake Bulow Campbell · lake · Newton · ~62 km · Must-see
• B. T. Brown Reservoir · lake · Coweta · ~62 km · Must-see
• Lake Acworth · lake · Cobb · ~63 km · Must-see
• Hard Labor Reservoir Dam · lake · Walton · ~77 km · Must-see
• Lloyd Shoals - Emergency Spillway Dam · lake · Butts · ~78 km · Must-see

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