Irwin Lake

Irwin Lake: 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 Irwin Lake

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 Irwin Lake — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 34.22511, -83.31321. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Irwin Lake

• Hebron Presbyterian Church · church · Banks · ~10 km · Must-see
• Ty Cobb · attraction · Franklin · ~24 km · Must-see
• M60 · attraction · Banks · ~25 km · Must-see
• Hurricane Shoals County Park · sanctuary · Jackson · ~26 km · Must-see
• Taylor-Grady House · fort · Clarke · ~38 km · Must-see
• Saint Mary's Church Steeple · church · Clarke · ~38 km · Must-see
• Herty Field · park · Clarke · ~38 km · Must-see
• Tree That Owns Itself · attraction · Clarke · ~38 km · Must-see
• Seney-Stovall Chapel · church · Clarke · ~38 km · Must-see
• University of Georgia Campus Arboretum · park · Clarke · ~39 km · Must-see
• Georgia Museum of Art · museum · Clarke · ~40 km · Must-see
• Memorial Park · park · Clarke · ~42 km · Must-see
• Currahee Mountain · viewpoint · Stephens · ~43 km · Must-see
• Athens Confederate Monument · fort · Clarke · ~44 km · Must-see
• Chenocetah Mountain · viewpoint · Habersham · ~44 km · Must-see
• The State Botanical Garden of Georgia · sanctuary · Clarke · ~45 km · Must-see
• Toccoa Falls · waterfall · Stephens · ~52 km · Must-see
• Rockwell Universalist Church · church · Barrow · ~53 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Irwin Lake

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Irwin Lake

• Lake Hartwell · lake · Oconee · ~60 km · Must-see
• Lake Yonah · lake · Stephens · ~64 km · Must-see
• Tugalo Dam · lake · Habersham · ~68 km · Must-see
• Lake Lanier · lake · Hall · ~69 km · Must-see
• Rabun Beach Recreation Area · lake · Rabun · ~76 km · Must-see
• Lake Seed Recreation Area · lake · Rabun · ~79 km · Must-see
• Lake Burton Dam · lake · Rabun · ~83 km · Must-see
• Hard Labor Reservoir Dam · lake · Walton · ~84 km · Must-see
• Lake Toccoa · lake · East Tennessee · ~89 km · Must-see
• Lake Oconee · lake · Greene · ~100 km · Must-see

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