Bugs Lake

Bugs 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 Bugs 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 Bugs Lake — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 33.69344, -87.65307. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Bugs Lake

• Bankhead Lake · lake · Walker · ~48 km · Must-see
• Lake Tuscaloosa · lake · Tuscaloosa · ~50 km · Must-see
• Natural Bridge Park · park · Winston · ~55 km · Must-see
• Lake Lurleen State Park · lake · Tuscaloosa · ~55 km · Must-see
• Queen City Fountain · museum · Tuscaloosa · ~67 km · Must-see
• Civic Hall of Fame · fort · Tuscaloosa · ~68 km · Must-see
• Alabama Museum of Natural History · museum · Tuscaloosa · ~68 km · Must-see
• The Quad · park · Tuscaloosa · ~68 km · Must-see
• Denny Chimes · fort · Tuscaloosa · ~68 km · Must-see
• Paul W. Bryant Museum · museum · Tuscaloosa · ~69 km · Must-see
• University of Alabama Arboretum · park · Tuscaloosa · ~73 km · Must-see
• Cleveland Church of Christ · church · Fayette · ~1 km
• Zion Church · church · Fayette · ~2 km
• Philadelphia Baptist Church · church · Fayette · ~7 km
• Berry Church of Christ · church · Fayette · ~8 km
• Berry Methodist Church · church · Fayette · ~8 km
• Cedar Grove Church · church · Fayette · ~10 km
• Fayette County Lake · lake · Fayette · ~12 km

See everything within a day’s drive of Bugs Lake

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Bugs Lake

• Bankhead Lake · lake · Walker · ~48 km · Must-see
• Lake Tuscaloosa · lake · Tuscaloosa · ~50 km · Must-see
• Lake Lurleen State Park · lake · Tuscaloosa · ~55 km · Must-see
• Lewis Smith Lake · lake · Winston · ~80 km · Must-see
• Lake Lowndes State Park · lake · Lowndes · ~83 km · Must-see
• Mud Lake Dam · lake · Tuscaloosa · ~85 km · Must-see
• Aliceville Lake · lake · Pickens · ~97 km · Must-see
• Aliceville Lake · lake · Noxubee · ~97 km · Must-see
• Columbus Lake · lake · Clay · ~99 km · Must-see
• John C. Stennis Dam · lake · Lowndes · ~100 km · Must-see

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