Parson Dam

Parson 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 Parson 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 Parson Dam — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 33.25512, -88.08336. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Parson Dam

• Aliceville Lake · lake · Noxubee · ~24 km · Must-see
• Aliceville Lake · lake · Pickens · ~24 km · Must-see
• Gainesville Lake · lake · Noxubee · ~29 km · Must-see
• Lake Lowndes State Park · lake · Lowndes · ~35 km · Must-see
• Lake Lurleen State Park · lake · Tuscaloosa · ~48 km · Must-see
• John C. Stennis Dam · lake · Lowndes · ~60 km · Must-see
• Gainesville Park · park · Sumter · ~61 km · Must-see
• Civic Hall of Fame · fort · Tuscaloosa · ~61 km · Must-see
• Queen City Fountain · museum · Tuscaloosa · ~61 km · Must-see
• Columbus Lake · lake · Clay · ~62 km · Must-see
• Lake Tuscaloosa · lake · Tuscaloosa · ~62 km · Must-see
• Denny Chimes · fort · Tuscaloosa · ~63 km · Must-see
• Moundville Archaeological Park;Mound State Monument · museum · Tuscaloosa · ~63 km · Must-see
• The Quad · park · Tuscaloosa · ~63 km · Must-see
• Alabama Museum of Natural History · museum · Tuscaloosa · ~63 km · Must-see
• Paul W. Bryant Museum · museum · Tuscaloosa · ~64 km · Must-see
• University of Alabama Arboretum · park · Tuscaloosa · ~71 km · Must-see
• A.I. Selden Lock and Dam · lake · Greene · ~72 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Parson Dam

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Parson Dam

• Aliceville Lake · lake · Noxubee · ~24 km · Must-see
• Aliceville Lake · lake · Pickens · ~24 km · Must-see
• Gainesville Lake · lake · Noxubee · ~29 km · Must-see
• Lake Lowndes State Park · lake · Lowndes · ~35 km · Must-see
• Lake Lurleen State Park · lake · Tuscaloosa · ~48 km · Must-see
• John C. Stennis Dam · lake · Lowndes · ~60 km · Must-see
• Columbus Lake · lake · Clay · ~62 km · Must-see
• Lake Tuscaloosa · lake · Tuscaloosa · ~62 km · Must-see
• A.I. Selden Lock and Dam · lake · Greene · ~72 km · Must-see
• Aberdeen Lake · lake · Monroe · ~95 km · Must-see

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