Thompson Dam

Thompson 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 Thompson 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 Thompson Dam — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 32.98346, -85.25828. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Thompson Dam

• Lanier Dam · lake · Chambers · ~14 km · Must-see
• West Point Lake;Willow Crest Lake · lake · Troup · ~21 km · Must-see
• County Line Baptist Church · church · Chambers · ~40 km · Must-see
• Lake Harding · lake · Lee · ~40 km · Must-see
• Heard County Jail · museum · Randolph · ~45 km · Must-see
• Callaway Gardens · park · Harris · ~52 km · Must-see
• Cecil B. Day Butterfly Center · park · Harris · ~52 km · Must-see
• Louise Kreher Forest Ecology Preserve · sanctuary · Lee · ~52 km · Must-see
• Delano Lake Dam · lake · Harris · ~53 km · Must-see
• Kings Gap · viewpoint · Harris · ~56 km · Must-see
• Goat Rock Lake · lake · Lee · ~56 km · Must-see
• R.L. Harris Dam · lake · Randolph · ~57 km · Must-see
• Felton Little Park · sanctuary · Lee · ~58 km · Must-see
• WEGL-FM (Auburn) · attraction · Lee · ~59 km · Must-see
• F. D. Roosevelt State Park · viewpoint · Harris · ~61 km · Must-see
• Julie Collins Smith Museum of Fine Art · museum · Lee · ~61 km · Must-see
• Dowdell Knob · viewpoint · Harris · ~63 km · Must-see
• Blackjack Mountain · viewpoint · Randolph · ~63 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Thompson Dam

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Thompson Dam

• Lanier Dam · lake · Chambers · ~14 km · Must-see
• West Point Lake;Willow Crest Lake · lake · Troup · ~21 km · Must-see
• Lake Harding · lake · Lee · ~40 km · Must-see
• Delano Lake Dam · lake · Harris · ~53 km · Must-see
• Goat Rock Lake · lake · Lee · ~56 km · Must-see
• R.L. Harris Dam · lake · Randolph · ~57 km · Must-see
• Lake Oliver · lake · Russell · ~72 km · Must-see
• Lake Martin · lake · Tallapoosa · ~81 km · Must-see
• B. T. Brown Reservoir · lake · Coweta · ~92 km · Must-see
• Lake McIntosh Park · lake · Fayette · ~94 km · Must-see

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