Moore Dam

Moore 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 Moore 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 Moore Dam — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 33.20345, -86.61832. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Moore Dam

• First Baptist Church · church · Shelby · ~14 km · Must-see
• Talladega National Forest · sanctuary · Shelby · ~23 km · Must-see
• Oak Mountain State Park · park · Shelby · ~24 km · Must-see
• Lay lake · lake · Shelby · ~26 km · Must-see
• Hindu Temple and Cultural Center of Birmingham · temple · Shelby · ~29 km · Must-see
• Aldridge Botanical Gardens · sanctuary · Jefferson · ~33 km · Must-see
• Briarwood Presbyterian Church · church · Jefferson · ~34 km · Must-see
• Aldrich Church · church · Shelby · ~34 km · Must-see
• Shades Mountain Park · viewpoint · Jefferson · ~35 km · Must-see
• Hillsboro Trail · sanctuary · Shelby · ~39 km · Must-see
• Edgewood Lake · lake · Jefferson · ~41 km · Must-see
• Birmingham Zoo · sanctuary · Jefferson · ~44 km · Must-see
• Lane Park · sanctuary · Jefferson · ~44 km · Must-see
• Birmingham Botanical Gardens · sanctuary · Jefferson · ~44 km · Must-see
• Red Mountain Park · park · Jefferson · ~45 km · Must-see
• Logan Martin Dam · lake · Talladega · ~45 km · Must-see
• Vulcan · museum · Jefferson · ~45 km · Must-see
• William R. Ireland, Sr. Wildlife Management Area · sanctuary · Bibb · ~46 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Moore Dam

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Moore Dam

• Lay lake · lake · Shelby · ~26 km · Must-see
• Edgewood Lake · lake · Jefferson · ~41 km · Must-see
• Logan Martin Dam · lake · Talladega · ~45 km · Must-see
• Mud Lake Dam · lake · Tuscaloosa · ~66 km · Must-see
• Bankhead Lake · lake · Walker · ~90 km · Must-see
• Lake Martin · lake · Tallapoosa · ~98 km · Must-see
• H. Neely Henry Lake · lake · St. Clair · ~109 km · Must-see
• Lake Tuscaloosa · lake · Tuscaloosa · ~111 km · Must-see
• R.L. Harris Dam · lake · Randolph · ~117 km · Must-see
• R.E. "Bob" Woodruff Lake · lake · Autauga · ~123 km · Must-see

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