Bennett Dam

Bennett 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 Bennett 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 Bennett Dam — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 33.60061, -82.32268. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Bennett Dam

• Burks Mountain · viewpoint · McCormick · ~11 km · Must-see
• Below Dam Recreation Area · lake · McCormick · ~16 km · Must-see
• Stevens Creek Heritage Preserve · sanctuary · McCormick · ~22 km · Must-see
• Clarks Hill Lake · lake · Lincoln · ~30 km · Must-see
• Fort Gordon · fort · Aiken · ~34 km · Must-see
• Elijah Clarke State Park · park · Lincoln · ~37 km · Must-see
• First Baptist Church of North Augusta · church · Aiken · ~43 km · Must-see
• Meriwether Monument · fort · Aiken · ~43 km · Must-see
• Phinizy Swamp Nature Park · sanctuary · Aiken · ~51 km · Must-see
• Phinizy Swamp Nature Park · sanctuary · Richmond · ~52 km · Must-see
• Beech Island Baptist Church · church · Aiken · ~58 km · Must-see
• Bobby Brown Park · park · Elbert · ~60 km · Must-see
• Bobby Brown State Park · park · Elbert · ~61 km · Must-see
• War Hill · viewpoint · McCormick · ~66 km · Must-see
• Coker Springs · attraction · Aiken · ~69 km · Must-see
• Saint Mary's Church · church · Aiken · ~70 km · Must-see
• Crossways · fort · Aiken · ~72 km · Must-see
• Marshall Monument · fort · Columbia · ~8 km

See everything within a day’s drive of Bennett Dam

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Bennett Dam

• Below Dam Recreation Area · lake · McCormick · ~16 km · Must-see
• Clarks Hill Lake · lake · Lincoln · ~30 km · Must-see
• Lake Greenwood State Park · lake · Greenwood · ~93 km · Must-see
• Lake Greenwood · lake · Laurens · ~98 km · Must-see
• Lake Oconee · lake · McCormick · ~103 km · Must-see
• Lake Oconee · lake · Greene · ~108 km · Must-see
• Lake Sinclair · lake · Putnam · ~120 km · Must-see
• Lake Sinclair · lake · McCormick · ~120 km · Must-see
• Lake Brown · lake · Barnwell · ~121 km · Must-see
• Lake Murray · lake · Newberry · ~121 km · Must-see

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