Edwards Dam

Edwards 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 Edwards 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 Edwards Dam — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 33.25345, -86.28331. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Edwards Dam

• Talladega National Forest · sanctuary · Shelby · ~20 km · Must-see
• Logan Martin Dam · lake · Talladega · ~25 km · Must-see
• First Baptist Church · church · Shelby · ~41 km · Must-see
• Lay lake · lake · Shelby · ~42 km · Must-see
• Oak Mountain State Park · park · Shelby · ~53 km · Must-see
• Cheaha Wilderness · sanctuary · Clay · ~56 km · Must-see
• Briarwood Presbyterian Church · church · Jefferson · ~60 km · Must-see
• Aldridge Botanical Gardens · sanctuary · Jefferson · ~62 km · Must-see
• Hindu Temple and Cultural Center of Birmingham · temple · Shelby · ~62 km · Must-see
• M103 · attraction · Clay · ~63 km · Must-see
• Cheaha Mountain · viewpoint · Cleburne · ~64 km · Must-see
• Cheaha State Park · sanctuary · Cleburne · ~64 km · Must-see
• Ruffner Mountain · sanctuary · Jefferson · ~64 km · Must-see
• Birmingham Zoo · sanctuary · Jefferson · ~66 km · Must-see
• Birmingham Botanical Gardens · sanctuary · Jefferson · ~66 km · Must-see
• Lane Park · sanctuary · Jefferson · ~66 km · Must-see
• Edgewood Lake · lake · Jefferson · ~67 km · Must-see
• Shades Mountain Park · viewpoint · Jefferson · ~67 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Edwards Dam

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Edwards Dam

• Logan Martin Dam · lake · Talladega · ~25 km · Must-see
• Lay lake · lake · Shelby · ~42 km · Must-see
• Edgewood Lake · lake · Jefferson · ~67 km · Must-see
• Lake Martin · lake · Tallapoosa · ~75 km · Must-see
• R.L. Harris Dam · lake · Randolph · ~78 km · Must-see
• H. Neely Henry Lake · lake · St. Clair · ~86 km · Must-see
• Mud Lake Dam · lake · Tuscaloosa · ~105 km · Must-see
• Bankhead Lake · lake · Walker · ~122 km · Must-see
• Weiss Dam · lake · Cherokee · ~135 km · Must-see
• Lanier Dam · lake · Chambers · ~135 km · Must-see

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