Wrights Dam

Wrights 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 Wrights 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 Wrights Dam — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 33.79178, -83.62989. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Wrights Dam

• MONROE Water Tower Sign Replica · church · Walton · ~10 km · Must-see
• Hard Labor Reservoir Dam · lake · Walton · ~15 km · Must-see
• Alcovy Mountain · viewpoint · Walton · ~16 km · Must-see
• Fort Yargo State Park · fort · Barrow · ~28 km · Must-see
• Athens Confederate Monument · fort · Clarke · ~32 km · Must-see
• The State Botanical Garden of Georgia · sanctuary · Clarke · ~33 km · Must-see
• Memorial Park · park · Clarke · ~34 km · Must-see
• Vines Gardens · park · Gwinnett · ~35 km · Must-see
• Rockwell Universalist Church · church · Barrow · ~35 km · Must-see
• Seney-Stovall Chapel · church · Clarke · ~36 km · Must-see
• Georgia Museum of Art · museum · Clarke · ~36 km · Must-see
• Tree That Owns Itself · attraction · Clarke · ~36 km · Must-see
• Taylor-Grady House · fort · Clarke · ~37 km · Must-see
• University of Georgia Campus Arboretum · park · Clarke · ~37 km · Must-see
• Herty Field · park · Clarke · ~37 km · Must-see
• Saint Mary's Church Steeple · church · Clarke · ~38 km · Must-see
• Iron Horse · attraction · Greene · ~39 km · Must-see
• Georgia International Horse Park · park · Rockdale · ~39 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Wrights Dam

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Wrights Dam

• Hard Labor Reservoir Dam · lake · Walton · ~15 km · Must-see
• Lake Bulow Campbell · lake · Newton · ~53 km · Must-see
• Lake Oconee · lake · Greene · ~60 km · Must-see
• Lloyd Shoals - Emergency Spillway Dam · lake · Butts · ~70 km · Must-see
• Lake Lanier · lake · Hall · ~77 km · Must-see
• Lake Oconee · lake · McCormick · ~82 km · Must-see
• Chief Mcintosh Lake Dam · lake · Butts · ~83 km · Must-see
• Lake Spivey Dam · lake · Henry · ~84 km · Must-see
• Lake Jodeco Dam · lake · Clayton · ~86 km · Must-see
• Lake Sinclair · lake · Putnam · ~87 km · Must-see

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