Lake Ben

Lake Ben: 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 Lake Ben

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 Lake Ben — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 32.10515, -86.02329. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Lake Ben

• Sardis Baptist Church (Union Springs, Alabama) · church · Bullock · ~31 km · Must-see
• First Presbyterian Church · church · Pike · ~44 km · Must-see
• Trinity Presbyterian Church · church · Montgomery · ~48 km · Must-see
• Montgomery County Historical · museum · Montgomery · ~50 km · Must-see
• Dexter Avenue King Memorial Baptist Church · church · Montgomery · ~50 km · Must-see
• Old Ship African Methodist Episcopal Zion Church · church · Montgomery · ~50 km · Must-see
• First Baptist Church · church · Montgomery · ~50 km · Must-see
• National Memorial for Peace and Justice · fort · Montgomery · ~50 km · Must-see
• Mount Zion African Methodist Episcopal Church · church · Montgomery · ~51 km · Must-see
• Wright Brothers Park · park · Montgomery · ~51 km · Must-see
• Fort Hull Church · church · Macon · ~52 km · Must-see
• Montgomery Zoo · sanctuary · Montgomery · ~53 km · Must-see
• Butler Chapel A.M.E. Zion Church · church · Macon · ~58 km · Must-see
• Fort Jackson · fort · Elmore · ~62 km · Must-see
• Fort Toulouse III Replica · fort · Elmore · ~62 km · Must-see
• Taskigi Mound · viewpoint · Elmore · ~62 km · Must-see
• Tuskegee Airmen National Historic Site · sanctuary · Macon · ~63 km · Must-see
• Tuskegee National Forest · sanctuary · Macon · ~69 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Lake Ben

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Lake Ben

• R.E. "Bob" Woodruff Lake · lake · Autauga · ~94 km · Must-see
• Lake Martin · lake · Tallapoosa · ~98 km · Must-see
• Walter F George Reservoir · lake · Barbour · ~108 km · Must-see
• Walter F George Reservoir · lake · Quitman · ~111 km · Must-see
• Goat Rock Lake · lake · Lee · ~131 km · Must-see
• Lake Oliver · lake · Russell · ~133 km · Must-see
• Lake Harding · lake · Lee · ~134 km · Must-see
• Lay lake · lake · Shelby · ~142 km · Must-see
• Lanier Dam · lake · Chambers · ~146 km · Must-see
• Barnett Lake · lake · Bullock · ~24 km

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