Ballard Dam

Ballard 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 Ballard 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 Ballard Dam — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 33.14984, -86.84750. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Ballard Dam

• Aldrich Church · church · Shelby · ~8 km · Must-see
• Hillsboro Trail · sanctuary · Shelby · ~15 km · Must-see
• William R. Ireland, Sr. Wildlife Management Area · sanctuary · Bibb · ~19 km · Must-see
• Hindu Temple and Cultural Center of Birmingham · temple · Shelby · ~25 km · Must-see
• Cahaba River National Wildlife Refuge · sanctuary · Bibb · ~27 km · Must-see
• Tannehill Ironworks Historical State Park · park · Jefferson · ~29 km · Must-see
• First Baptist Church · church · Shelby · ~31 km · Must-see
• Oak Mountain State Park · park · Shelby · ~31 km · Must-see
• Shades Mountain Park · viewpoint · Jefferson · ~31 km · Must-see
• Aldridge Botanical Gardens · sanctuary · Jefferson · ~34 km · Must-see
• Zoomerang · temple · Jefferson · ~36 km · Must-see
• Canaan Baptist Church Number 2 · church · Jefferson · ~38 km · Must-see
• Briarwood Presbyterian Church · church · Jefferson · ~38 km · Must-see
• Lay lake · lake · Shelby · ~40 km · Must-see
• Mud Lake Dam · lake · Tuscaloosa · ~41 km · Must-see
• Red Mountain Park · park · Jefferson · ~42 km · Must-see
• Edgewood Lake · lake · Jefferson · ~43 km · Must-see
• West End Hills Missionary Baptist Church · church · Jefferson · ~44 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Ballard Dam

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Ballard Dam

• Lay lake · lake · Shelby · ~40 km · Must-see
• Mud Lake Dam · lake · Tuscaloosa · ~41 km · Must-see
• Edgewood Lake · lake · Jefferson · ~43 km · Must-see
• Logan Martin Dam · lake · Talladega · ~71 km · Must-see
• Bankhead Lake · lake · Walker · ~74 km · Must-see
• Lake Tuscaloosa · lake · Tuscaloosa · ~87 km · Must-see
• Lake Lurleen State Park · lake · Tuscaloosa · ~98 km · Must-see
• R.E. "Bob" Woodruff Lake · lake · Autauga · ~115 km · Must-see
• Lake Martin · lake · Tallapoosa · ~118 km · Must-see
• A.I. Selden Lock and Dam · lake · Greene · ~127 km · Must-see

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