Poe Lakes

Poe Lakes: 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 Poe Lakes

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 Poe Lakes — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 33.52845, -87.73112. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Poe Lakes

• Lake Tuscaloosa · lake · Tuscaloosa · ~33 km · Must-see
• Lake Lurleen State Park · lake · Tuscaloosa · ~33 km · Must-see
• Queen City Fountain · museum · Tuscaloosa · ~48 km · Must-see
• Civic Hall of Fame · fort · Tuscaloosa · ~48 km · Must-see
• The Quad · park · Tuscaloosa · ~49 km · Must-see
• Alabama Museum of Natural History · museum · Tuscaloosa · ~49 km · Must-see
• Denny Chimes · fort · Tuscaloosa · ~49 km · Must-see
• Paul W. Bryant Museum · museum · Tuscaloosa · ~50 km · Must-see
• Bankhead Lake · lake · Walker · ~53 km · Must-see
• University of Alabama Arboretum · park · Tuscaloosa · ~55 km · Must-see
• Lake Lowndes State Park · lake · Lowndes · ~67 km · Must-see
• Moundville Archaeological Park;Mound State Monument · museum · Tuscaloosa · ~73 km · Must-see
• Mitchum Lake · lake · Fayette · ~3 km
• Gurley Hughs Mountain · viewpoint · Fayette · ~6 km
• Phillips Mountain · viewpoint · Tuscaloosa · ~7 km
• Hopewell Church · church · Fayette · ~10 km
• Shady Grove Church · church · Fayette · ~11 km
• McCracken Mountain · viewpoint · Fayette · ~12 km

See everything within a day’s drive of Poe Lakes

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Poe Lakes

• Lake Tuscaloosa · lake · Tuscaloosa · ~33 km · Must-see
• Lake Lurleen State Park · lake · Tuscaloosa · ~33 km · Must-see
• Bankhead Lake · lake · Walker · ~53 km · Must-see
• Lake Lowndes State Park · lake · Lowndes · ~67 km · Must-see
• Aliceville Lake · lake · Noxubee · ~76 km · Must-see
• Aliceville Lake · lake · Pickens · ~76 km · Must-see
• Mud Lake Dam · lake · Tuscaloosa · ~76 km · Must-see
• Gainesville Lake · lake · Noxubee · ~84 km · Must-see
• John C. Stennis Dam · lake · Lowndes · ~88 km · Must-see
• Columbus Lake · lake · Clay · ~88 km · Must-see

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