Whits Lake

Whits 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 Whits 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 Whits Lake — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 32.71013, -86.17997. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Whits Lake

• Lake Jordan Waterfall · waterfall · Elmore · ~19 km · Must-see
• Fort Toulouse III Replica · fort · Elmore · ~30 km · Must-see
• Fort Jackson · fort · Elmore · ~30 km · Must-see
• Taskigi Mound · viewpoint · Elmore · ~30 km · Must-see
• Lake Martin · lake · Tallapoosa · ~33 km · Must-see
• Wind Creek State Park · sanctuary · Tallapoosa · ~36 km · Must-see
• Verbena Church · church · Chilton · ~39 km · Must-see
• Montgomery Zoo · sanctuary · Montgomery · ~42 km · Must-see
• First Baptist Church · church · Montgomery · ~48 km · Must-see
• Dexter Avenue King Memorial Baptist Church · church · Montgomery · ~48 km · Must-see
• Wright Brothers Park · park · Montgomery · ~49 km · Must-see
• National Memorial for Peace and Justice · fort · Montgomery · ~49 km · Must-see
• Montgomery County Historical · museum · Montgomery · ~50 km · Must-see
• Old Ship African Methodist Episcopal Zion Church · church · Montgomery · ~50 km · Must-see
• Mount Zion African Methodist Episcopal Church · church · Montgomery · ~50 km · Must-see
• Trinity Presbyterian Church · church · Montgomery · ~51 km · Must-see
• Lay lake · lake · Shelby · ~61 km · Must-see
• Tuskegee Airmen National Historic Site · sanctuary · Macon · ~68 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Whits Lake

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Whits Lake

• Lake Martin · lake · Tallapoosa · ~33 km · Must-see
• Lay lake · lake · Shelby · ~61 km · Must-see
• R.E. "Bob" Woodruff Lake · lake · Autauga · ~88 km · Must-see
• R.L. Harris Dam · lake · Randolph · ~101 km · Must-see
• Logan Martin Dam · lake · Talladega · ~101 km · Must-see
• Lanier Dam · lake · Chambers · ~117 km · Must-see
• Lake Harding · lake · Lee · ~123 km · Must-see
• Edgewood Lake · lake · Jefferson · ~127 km · Must-see
• Goat Rock Lake · lake · Lee · ~130 km · Must-see
• West Point Lake;Willow Crest Lake · lake · Troup · ~133 km · Must-see

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