Whitehead Dam

Whitehead Dam: crowds and conditions

Typical pattern: moderate; weekends busier. 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 Whitehead Dam

Season: August to December when reservoirs are full and gates may open.

Busiest days: Weekends and long holidays.

Crowd: Moderate; weekends busier.

Typical week: Mon light · Tue light · Wed light · Thu light · Fri light · Sat busy · Sun busy.

How to reach Whitehead Dam — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 34.04002, -83.09294. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Whitehead Dam

• Saint Mary's Church Steeple · church · Clarke · ~34 km · Must-see
• Ty Cobb · attraction · Franklin · ~34 km · Must-see
• University of Georgia Campus Arboretum · park · Clarke · ~34 km · Must-see
• Herty Field · park · Clarke · ~35 km · Must-see
• Georgia Museum of Art · museum · Clarke · ~35 km · Must-see
• Tree That Owns Itself · attraction · Clarke · ~35 km · Must-see
• Taylor-Grady House · fort · Clarke · ~36 km · Must-see
• Seney-Stovall Chapel · church · Clarke · ~36 km · Must-see
• Memorial Park · park · Clarke · ~37 km · Must-see
• The State Botanical Garden of Georgia · sanctuary · Clarke · ~38 km · Must-see
• Athens Confederate Monument · fort · Clarke · ~39 km · Must-see
• Hebron Presbyterian Church · church · Banks · ~46 km · Must-see
• Lake Russell Calhoun Falls SC · waterfall · Abbeville · ~50 km · Must-see
• Iron Horse · attraction · Greene · ~50 km · Must-see
• War Hill · viewpoint · McCormick · ~54 km · Must-see
• Hurricane Shoals County Park · sanctuary · Jackson · ~57 km · Must-see
• Bobby Brown State Park · park · Elbert · ~59 km · Must-see
• Bobby Brown Park · park · Elbert · ~59 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Whitehead Dam

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Whitehead Dam

• Lake Hartwell · lake · Oconee · ~72 km · Must-see
• Lake Oconee · lake · Greene · ~77 km · Must-see
• Hard Labor Reservoir Dam · lake · Walton · ~80 km · Must-see
• Clarks Hill Lake · lake · Lincoln · ~85 km · Must-see
• Lake Yonah · lake · Stephens · ~94 km · Must-see
• Lake Oconee · lake · McCormick · ~96 km · Must-see
• Tugalo Dam · lake · Habersham · ~98 km · Must-see
• Lake Lanier · lake · Hall · ~100 km · Must-see
• Rabun Beach Recreation Area · lake · Rabun · ~109 km · Must-see
• Lake Seed Recreation Area · lake · Rabun · ~112 km · Must-see

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