Samples Lake Dam

Samples Lake 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 Samples Lake 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 Samples Lake Dam — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 34.26428, -83.61798. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Samples Lake Dam

• Hurricane Shoals County Park · sanctuary · Jackson · ~11 km · Must-see
• M60 · attraction · Banks · ~15 km · Must-see
• Hebron Presbyterian Church · church · Banks · ~29 km · Must-see
• Lake Lanier · lake · Hall · ~33 km · Must-see
• Rockwell Universalist Church · church · Barrow · ~34 km · Must-see
• Chenocetah Mountain · viewpoint · Habersham · ~35 km · Must-see
• Skitt Mountain · viewpoint · White · ~36 km · Must-see
• Wauka Mountain · viewpoint · White · ~40 km · Must-see
• Fort Yargo State Park · fort · Barrow · ~43 km · Must-see
• Mincle Mountain · viewpoint · Lumpkin · ~45 km · Must-see
• Currahee Mountain · viewpoint · Stephens · ~46 km · Must-see
• Fort Daniel Monument · fort · Gwinnett · ~47 km · Must-see
• Elisha Winn House · fort · Gwinnett · ~47 km · Must-see
• Taylor-Grady House · fort · Clarke · ~50 km · Must-see
• Seney-Stovall Chapel · church · Clarke · ~50 km · Must-see
• Tree That Owns Itself · attraction · Clarke · ~51 km · Must-see
• Herty Field · park · Clarke · ~51 km · Must-see
• Saint Mary's Church Steeple · church · Clarke · ~52 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Samples Lake Dam

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Samples Lake Dam

• Lake Lanier · lake · Hall · ~33 km · Must-see
• Lake Yonah · lake · Stephens · ~66 km · Must-see
• Tugalo Dam · lake · Habersham · ~70 km · Must-see
• Rabun Beach Recreation Area · lake · Rabun · ~70 km · Must-see
• Lake Seed Recreation Area · lake · Rabun · ~71 km · Must-see
• Lake Burton Dam · lake · Rabun · ~74 km · Must-see
• Lake Winfield Scott · lake · Union · ~78 km · Must-see
• Hard Labor Reservoir Dam · lake · Walton · ~81 km · Must-see
• Lake Hartwell · lake · Oconee · ~84 km · Must-see
• Lake Toccoa · lake · East Tennessee · ~89 km · Must-see

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