Upper Elders Dam

Upper Elders 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 Upper Elders 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 Upper Elders Dam — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 33.78671, -83.29887. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Upper Elders Dam

• Iron Horse · attraction · Greene · ~8 km · Must-see
• The State Botanical Garden of Georgia · sanctuary · Clarke · ~19 km · Must-see
• Athens Confederate Monument · fort · Clarke · ~21 km · Must-see
• Memorial Park · park · Clarke · ~22 km · Must-see
• Georgia Museum of Art · museum · Clarke · ~23 km · Must-see
• University of Georgia Campus Arboretum · park · Clarke · ~24 km · Must-see
• Saint Mary's Church Steeple · church · Clarke · ~25 km · Must-see
• Herty Field · park · Clarke · ~25 km · Must-see
• Tree That Owns Itself · attraction · Clarke · ~25 km · Must-see
• Seney-Stovall Chapel · church · Clarke · ~26 km · Must-see
• Taylor-Grady House · fort · Clarke · ~26 km · Must-see
• Lake Oconee · lake · Greene · ~40 km · Must-see
• Hard Labor Reservoir Dam · lake · Walton · ~41 km · Must-see
• MONROE Water Tower Sign Replica · church · Walton · ~48 km · Must-see
• War Hill · viewpoint · McCormick · ~50 km · Must-see
• Alcovy Mountain · viewpoint · Walton · ~52 km · Must-see
• Rock Eagle Effigy Mound · fort · Putnam · ~52 km · Must-see
• Fort Yargo State Park · fort · Barrow · ~56 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Upper Elders Dam

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Upper Elders Dam

• Lake Oconee · lake · Greene · ~40 km · Must-see
• Hard Labor Reservoir Dam · lake · Walton · ~41 km · Must-see
• Lake Oconee · lake · McCormick · ~63 km · Must-see
• Lake Sinclair · lake · Putnam · ~75 km · Must-see
• Lake Bulow Campbell · lake · Newton · ~80 km · Must-see
• Lake Sinclair · lake · McCormick · ~91 km · Must-see
• Lloyd Shoals - Emergency Spillway Dam · lake · Butts · ~91 km · Must-see
• Lake Lanier · lake · Hall · ~99 km · Must-see
• Clarks Hill Lake · lake · Lincoln · ~102 km · Must-see
• Chief Mcintosh Lake Dam · lake · Butts · ~105 km · Must-see

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