Jackson Lake

Jackson 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 Jackson 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 Jackson Lake — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 33.54011, -84.42659. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Jackson Lake

• Reynolds Nature Preserve · sanctuary · Clayton · ~12 km · Must-see
• Lake Jodeco Dam · lake · Clayton · ~17 km · Must-see
• Lake Spivey Dam · lake · Henry · ~17 km · Must-see
• SouthOaks At Cascade l Atlanta Ranch Condominium Homes · waterfall · Fulton · ~18 km · Must-see
• Ben Hill Park · park · Fulton · ~23 km · Must-see
• Lake Kedron · lake · Fayette · ~23 km · Must-see
• Perkerson Park · park · Fulton · ~24 km · Must-see
• Atlanta Healing Temple · church · Fulton · ~26 km · Must-see
• Zoo Atlanta · sanctuary · Fulton · ~28 km · Must-see
• Grant Park · sanctuary · Fulton · ~28 km · Must-see
• Brownwood Park · park · DeKalb · ~29 km · Must-see
• Liberty Plaza · park · Fulton · ~29 km · Must-see
• Expelled Because of Color · attraction · Fulton · ~29 km · Must-see
• Miss Freedom · attraction · Fulton · ~29 km · Must-see
• Atlanta from the Ashes · fort · Fulton · ~30 km · Must-see
• Hurt Park · park · Fulton · ~30 km · Must-see
• Woodruff Park · park · Fulton · ~30 km · Must-see
• Historic Westside Gardens · sanctuary · Fulton · ~30 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Jackson Lake

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Jackson Lake

• Lake Jodeco Dam · lake · Clayton · ~17 km · Must-see
• Lake Spivey Dam · lake · Henry · ~17 km · Must-see
• Lake Kedron · lake · Fayette · ~23 km · Must-see
• Lake McIntosh Park · lake · Fayette · ~31 km · Must-see
• B. T. Brown Reservoir · lake · Coweta · ~37 km · Must-see
• Bull Sluice Lake · lake · Cobb · ~60 km · Must-see
• Lake Bulow Campbell · lake · Newton · ~65 km · Must-see
• Chief Mcintosh Lake Dam · lake · Butts · ~71 km · Must-see
• Lloyd Shoals - Emergency Spillway Dam · lake · Butts · ~74 km · Must-see
• Lake Acworth · lake · Cobb · ~78 km · Must-see

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