Goodner Dam

Goodner 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 Goodner 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 Goodner Dam — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 33.18012, -86.42331. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Goodner Dam

• Talladega National Forest · sanctuary · Shelby · ~15 km · Must-see
• First Baptist Church · church · Shelby · ~22 km · Must-see
• Lay lake · lake · Shelby · ~24 km · Must-see
• Logan Martin Dam · lake · Talladega · ~36 km · Must-see
• Oak Mountain State Park · park · Shelby · ~42 km · Must-see
• Hindu Temple and Cultural Center of Birmingham · temple · Shelby · ~50 km · Must-see
• Briarwood Presbyterian Church · church · Jefferson · ~51 km · Must-see
• Aldridge Botanical Gardens · sanctuary · Jefferson · ~52 km · Must-see
• Aldrich Church · church · Shelby · ~55 km · Must-see
• Shades Mountain Park · viewpoint · Jefferson · ~56 km · Must-see
• Edgewood Lake · lake · Jefferson · ~58 km · Must-see
• Birmingham Zoo · sanctuary · Jefferson · ~59 km · Must-see
• Birmingham Botanical Gardens · sanctuary · Jefferson · ~59 km · Must-see
• Lane Park · sanctuary · Jefferson · ~60 km · Must-see
• Verbena Church · church · Chilton · ~61 km · Must-see
• Vulcan · museum · Jefferson · ~61 km · Must-see
• Temple Beth-el · temple · Jefferson · ~62 km · Must-see
• Temple Emanu-El · church · Jefferson · ~62 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Goodner Dam

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Goodner Dam

• Lay lake · lake · Shelby · ~24 km · Must-see
• Logan Martin Dam · lake · Talladega · ~36 km · Must-see
• Edgewood Lake · lake · Jefferson · ~58 km · Must-see
• Lake Martin · lake · Tallapoosa · ~78 km · Must-see
• Mud Lake Dam · lake · Tuscaloosa · ~89 km · Must-see
• R.L. Harris Dam · lake · Randolph · ~94 km · Must-see
• H. Neely Henry Lake · lake · St. Clair · ~101 km · Must-see
• Bankhead Lake · lake · Walker · ~111 km · Must-see
• R.E. "Bob" Woodruff Lake · lake · Autauga · ~126 km · Must-see
• Lake Tuscaloosa · lake · Tuscaloosa · ~134 km · Must-see

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