Hinkle Dam

Hinkle 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 Hinkle 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 Hinkle Dam — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 32.73806, -85.39627. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Hinkle Dam

• Louise Kreher Forest Ecology Preserve · sanctuary · Lee · ~15 km · Must-see
• Felton Little Park · sanctuary · Lee · ~20 km · Must-see
• WEGL-FM (Auburn) · attraction · Lee · ~22 km · Must-see
• Julie Collins Smith Museum of Fine Art · museum · Lee · ~23 km · Must-see
• Chewacla State Park · park · Lee · ~28 km · Must-see
• Auburn Softball Complex · park · Lee · ~29 km · Must-see
• Lanier Dam · lake · Chambers · ~31 km · Must-see
• Lake Harding · lake · Lee · ~31 km · Must-see
• County Line Baptist Church · church · Chambers · ~34 km · Must-see
• Goat Rock Lake · lake · Lee · ~41 km · Must-see
• Tuskegee National Forest · sanctuary · Macon · ~47 km · Must-see
• Tuskegee Airmen National Historic Site · sanctuary · Macon · ~52 km · Must-see
• Uchee Church · church · Russell · ~54 km · Must-see
• Fort No. 5 · fort · Russell · ~55 km · Must-see
• Lake Oliver · lake · Russell · ~56 km · Must-see
• Butler Chapel A.M.E. Zion Church · church · Macon · ~57 km · Must-see
• West Point Lake;Willow Crest Lake · lake · Troup · ~57 km · Must-see
• First Baptist Church · church · Russell · ~57 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Hinkle Dam

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Hinkle Dam

• Lanier Dam · lake · Chambers · ~31 km · Must-see
• Lake Harding · lake · Lee · ~31 km · Must-see
• Goat Rock Lake · lake · Lee · ~41 km · Must-see
• Lake Oliver · lake · Russell · ~56 km · Must-see
• West Point Lake;Willow Crest Lake · lake · Troup · ~57 km · Must-see
• Lake Martin · lake · Tallapoosa · ~62 km · Must-see
• Delano Lake Dam · lake · Harris · ~68 km · Must-see
• R.L. Harris Dam · lake · Randolph · ~77 km · Must-see
• Walter F George Reservoir · lake · Quitman · ~128 km · Must-see
• Lake McIntosh Park · lake · Fayette · ~128 km · Must-see

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