Nelson Dam

Nelson 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 Nelson 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 Nelson Dam — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 33.41865, -82.74532. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Nelson Dam

• War Hill · viewpoint · McCormick · ~41 km · Must-see
• Lake Oconee · lake · McCormick · ~49 km · Must-see
• Lake Oconee · lake · Greene · ~60 km · Must-see
• City Cemetery · sanctuary · Aiken · ~61 km · Must-see
• Lake Sinclair · lake · Putnam · ~65 km · Must-see
• Clarks Hill Lake · lake · Lincoln · ~65 km · Must-see
• Lake Sinclair · lake · McCormick · ~66 km · Must-see
• Burks Mountain · viewpoint · McCormick · ~66 km · Must-see
• Fort Gordon · fort · Aiken · ~71 km · Must-see
• Below Dam Recreation Area · lake · McCormick · ~71 km · Must-see
• Elijah Clarke State Park · park · Lincoln · ~72 km · Must-see
• 155 mm gun M1 · attraction · Putnam · ~75 km · Must-see
• Rock Eagle Effigy Mound · fort · Putnam · ~75 km · Must-see
• Reservoir 14 · lake · McCormick · ~4 km
• Reservoir 14 · lake · Warren · ~4 km
• Rocky Comfort Creek Watershed Structure # 45 Dam · lake · Warren · ~5 km
• Warrenton City Pond · lake · McCormick · ~5 km
• Warrenton City Pond · lake · Warren · ~5 km

See everything within a day’s drive of Nelson Dam

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Nelson Dam

• Lake Oconee · lake · McCormick · ~49 km · Must-see
• Lake Oconee · lake · Greene · ~60 km · Must-see
• Lake Sinclair · lake · Putnam · ~65 km · Must-see
• Clarks Hill Lake · lake · Lincoln · ~65 km · Must-see
• Lake Sinclair · lake · McCormick · ~66 km · Must-see
• Below Dam Recreation Area · lake · McCormick · ~71 km · Must-see
• Hard Labor Reservoir Dam · lake · Walton · ~109 km · Must-see
• Edwards Lake Dam · lake · Bibb · ~127 km · Must-see
• Lloyd Shoals - Emergency Spillway Dam · lake · Butts · ~128 km · Must-see
• Lake Bulow Campbell · lake · Newton · ~130 km · Must-see

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