Yates Dam

Yates Dam: crowds and conditions

Typical pattern: moderate; weekends busier. 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 Yates Dam

Season: August to December when reservoirs are full and gates may open.

Busiest days: Weekends and long holidays.

Crowd: Moderate; weekends busier.

Typical week: Mon light · Tue light · Wed light · Thu light · Fri light · Sat busy · Sun busy.

How to reach Yates Dam — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 32.57407, -85.88934. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Yates Dam

• Tuskegee Airmen National Historic Site · sanctuary · Macon · ~30 km · Must-see
• Butler Chapel A.M.E. Zion Church · church · Macon · ~31 km · Must-see
• Lake Martin · lake · Tallapoosa · ~32 km · Must-see
• Tuskegee National Forest · sanctuary · Macon · ~35 km · Must-see
• Fort Hull Church · church · Macon · ~38 km · Must-see
• Wind Creek State Park · sanctuary · Tallapoosa · ~40 km · Must-see
• Fort Toulouse III Replica · fort · Elmore · ~43 km · Must-see
• Fort Jackson · fort · Elmore · ~44 km · Must-see
• Auburn Softball Complex · park · Lee · ~44 km · Must-see
• Taskigi Mound · viewpoint · Elmore · ~44 km · Must-see
• WEGL-FM (Auburn) · attraction · Lee · ~47 km · Must-see
• Julie Collins Smith Museum of Fine Art · museum · Lee · ~48 km · Must-see
• Chewacla State Park · park · Lee · ~49 km · Must-see
• Felton Little Park · sanctuary · Lee · ~49 km · Must-see
• Louise Kreher Forest Ecology Preserve · sanctuary · Lee · ~49 km · Must-see
• Montgomery Zoo · sanctuary · Montgomery · ~50 km · Must-see
• First Baptist Church · church · Montgomery · ~55 km · Must-see
• Dexter Avenue King Memorial Baptist Church · church · Montgomery · ~56 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Yates Dam

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Yates Dam

• Lake Martin · lake · Tallapoosa · ~32 km · Must-see
• Lake Harding · lake · Lee · ~91 km · Must-see
• Lanier Dam · lake · Chambers · ~91 km · Must-see
• Goat Rock Lake · lake · Lee · ~95 km · Must-see
• Lay lake · lake · Shelby · ~99 km · Must-see
• R.L. Harris Dam · lake · Randolph · ~100 km · Must-see
• Lake Oliver · lake · Russell · ~105 km · Must-see
• R.E. "Bob" Woodruff Lake · lake · Autauga · ~110 km · Must-see
• West Point Lake;Willow Crest Lake · lake · Troup · ~114 km · Must-see
• Delano Lake Dam · lake · Harris · ~129 km · Must-see

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