Oliver Lear Dam

Oliver Lear 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 Oliver Lear 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 Oliver Lear Dam — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 34.01047, -83.16718. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Oliver Lear Dam

• Saint Mary's Church Steeple · church · Clarke · ~25 km · Must-see
• University of Georgia Campus Arboretum · park · Clarke · ~25 km · Must-see
• Herty Field · park · Clarke · ~25 km · Must-see
• Georgia Museum of Art · museum · Clarke · ~25 km · Must-see
• Tree That Owns Itself · attraction · Clarke · ~26 km · Must-see
• Taylor-Grady House · fort · Clarke · ~26 km · Must-see
• Seney-Stovall Chapel · church · Clarke · ~27 km · Must-see
• Memorial Park · park · Clarke · ~28 km · Must-see
• The State Botanical Garden of Georgia · sanctuary · Clarke · ~29 km · Must-see
• Athens Confederate Monument · fort · Clarke · ~30 km · Must-see
• Ty Cobb · attraction · Franklin · ~39 km · Must-see
• Iron Horse · attraction · Greene · ~42 km · Must-see
• Hebron Presbyterian Church · church · Banks · ~45 km · Must-see
• Hurricane Shoals County Park · sanctuary · Jackson · ~51 km · Must-see
• War Hill · viewpoint · McCormick · ~55 km · Must-see
• M60 · attraction · Banks · ~57 km · Must-see
• Lake Russell Calhoun Falls SC · waterfall · Abbeville · ~59 km · Must-see
• Rockwell Universalist Church · church · Barrow · ~63 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Oliver Lear Dam

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Oliver Lear Dam

• Hard Labor Reservoir Dam · lake · Walton · ~71 km · Must-see
• Lake Oconee · lake · Greene · ~71 km · Must-see
• Lake Hartwell · lake · Oconee · ~78 km · Must-see
• Clarks Hill Lake · lake · Lincoln · ~92 km · Must-see
• Lake Oconee · lake · McCormick · ~92 km · Must-see
• Lake Lanier · lake · Hall · ~94 km · Must-see
• Lake Yonah · lake · Stephens · ~95 km · Must-see
• Tugalo Dam · lake · Habersham · ~100 km · Must-see
• Lake Sinclair · lake · Putnam · ~107 km · Must-see
• Rabun Beach Recreation Area · lake · Rabun · ~110 km · Must-see

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