Elgin Dam

Elgin Dam: 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 Elgin Dam

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 Elgin Dam — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 32.30679, -86.42272. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Elgin Dam

• Mount Zion African Methodist Episcopal Church · church · Montgomery · ~15 km · Must-see
• Trinity Presbyterian Church · church · Montgomery · ~16 km · Must-see
• Wright Brothers Park · park · Montgomery · ~16 km · Must-see
• National Memorial for Peace and Justice · fort · Montgomery · ~16 km · Must-see
• Old Ship African Methodist Episcopal Zion Church · church · Montgomery · ~16 km · Must-see
• Montgomery County Historical · museum · Montgomery · ~16 km · Must-see
• Dexter Avenue King Memorial Baptist Church · church · Montgomery · ~17 km · Must-see
• First Baptist Church · church · Montgomery · ~18 km · Must-see
• Montgomery Zoo · sanctuary · Montgomery · ~23 km · Must-see
• Taskigi Mound · viewpoint · Elmore · ~34 km · Must-see
• Fort Jackson · fort · Elmore · ~34 km · Must-see
• Fort Toulouse III Replica · fort · Elmore · ~34 km · Must-see
• R.E. "Bob" Woodruff Lake · lake · Autauga · ~42 km · Must-see
• Lake Jordan Waterfall · waterfall · Elmore · ~57 km · Must-see
• Mount Carmel Church · church · Dallas · ~60 km · Must-see
• Verbena Church · church · Chilton · ~62 km · Must-see
• First Presbyterian Church · church · Butler · ~70 km · Must-see
• Confederate Park · park · Butler · ~70 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Elgin Dam

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Elgin Dam

• R.E. "Bob" Woodruff Lake · lake · Autauga · ~42 km · Must-see
• Lake Martin · lake · Tallapoosa · ~91 km · Must-see
• Lay lake · lake · Shelby · ~102 km · Must-see
• William "Bill" Dannelly Reservoir · lake · Wilcox · ~118 km · Must-see
• Lake Bowling · lake · Montgomery · ~6 km
• Lake Linda · lake · Montgomery · ~8 km
• Frank Davis Lake · lake · Montgomery · ~11 km
• Twin Lakes · lake · Montgomery · ~11 km
• Jacobs Swamp · lake · Autauga · ~13 km
• Prattville Industrial Board Waste Pond · lake · Autauga · ~14 km

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