Mitchell Dam

Mitchell 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 Mitchell 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 Mitchell Dam — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 32.28348, -87.69001. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Mitchell Dam

• First Presbyterian Church · church · Perry · ~31 km · Must-see
• Saint Andrews Church · church · Hale · ~32 km · Must-see
• Demopolis Public Square · sanctuary · Marengo · ~37 km · Must-see
• Glover Mausoleum · fort · Marengo · ~37 km · Must-see
• William "Bill" Dannelly Reservoir · lake · Wilcox · ~41 km · Must-see
• Airmount Church · church · Clarke · ~44 km · Must-see
• Safe House Black History Museum · museum · Hale · ~58 km · Must-see
• Roland Cooper State Park · sanctuary · Wilcox · ~61 km · Must-see
• Confederate Monument · church · Wilcox · ~62 km · Must-see
• Mount Sterling Methodist Church · church · Choctaw · ~62 km · Must-see
• Siloam Baptist Church · church · Perry · ~65 km · Must-see
• Saint Luke's Episcopal Church · church · Dallas · ~69 km · Must-see
• A.I. Selden Lock and Dam · lake · Greene · ~71 km · Must-see
• First Baptist Church · church · Marengo · ~8 km
• Dayton United Methodist Church · church · Marengo · ~11 km
• Marengo County Lake Dam · lake · Marengo · ~12 km
• Lovely Baptist Church · church · Marengo · ~13 km
• Tabernacle Church · church · Marengo · ~13 km

See everything within a day’s drive of Mitchell Dam

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Mitchell Dam

• William "Bill" Dannelly Reservoir · lake · Wilcox · ~41 km · Must-see
• A.I. Selden Lock and Dam · lake · Greene · ~71 km · Must-see
• R.E. "Bob" Woodruff Lake · lake · Autauga · ~107 km · Must-see
• Gainesville Lake · lake · Noxubee · ~123 km · Must-see
• Lake Lurleen State Park · lake · Tuscaloosa · ~141 km · Must-see
• Mud Lake Dam · lake · Tuscaloosa · ~144 km · Must-see
• Lake Tuscaloosa · lake · Tuscaloosa · ~148 km · Must-see
• Aliceville Lake · lake · Noxubee · ~150 km · Must-see
• Marengo County Lake Dam · lake · Marengo · ~12 km
• Paul S Owensby Lake Number Two · lake · Marengo · ~14 km

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