Carpenter Dam

Carpenter 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 Carpenter 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 Carpenter Dam — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 33.31345, -85.45162. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Carpenter Dam

• R.L. Harris Dam · lake · Randolph · ~21 km · Must-see
• Blackjack Mountain · viewpoint · Randolph · ~28 km · Must-see
• M103 · attraction · Clay · ~34 km · Must-see
• Heard County Jail · museum · Randolph · ~41 km · Must-see
• Cheaha Wilderness · sanctuary · Clay · ~47 km · Must-see
• Cheaha Mountain · viewpoint · Cleburne · ~48 km · Must-see
• Cheaha State Park · sanctuary · Cleburne · ~49 km · Must-see
• West Point Lake;Willow Crest Lake · lake · Troup · ~50 km · Must-see
• County Line Baptist Church · church · Chambers · ~57 km · Must-see
• McIntosh Reserve · park · Carroll · ~60 km · Must-see
• Mount Zion Baptist Church · church · Calhoun · ~64 km · Must-see
• Mountain Longleaf National Wildlife Refuge · sanctuary · Calhoun · ~64 km · Must-see
• Grace Episcopal Church · church · Calhoun · ~65 km · Must-see
• Samuel Noble Monument · fort · Calhoun · ~65 km · Must-see
• Lanier Dam · lake · Chambers · ~65 km · Must-see
• Parker Memorial Baptist Church · church · Calhoun · ~65 km · Must-see
• Saint Paul's Methodist Episcopal Church · church · Calhoun · ~65 km · Must-see
• Shoal Creek Church · church · Cleburne · ~66 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Carpenter Dam

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Carpenter Dam

• R.L. Harris Dam · lake · Randolph · ~21 km · Must-see
• West Point Lake;Willow Crest Lake · lake · Troup · ~50 km · Must-see
• Lanier Dam · lake · Chambers · ~65 km · Must-see
• B. T. Brown Reservoir · lake · Coweta · ~86 km · Must-see
• Lake Martin · lake · Tallapoosa · ~90 km · Must-see
• Lake Harding · lake · Lee · ~91 km · Must-see
• Delano Lake Dam · lake · Harris · ~97 km · Must-see
• Lake McIntosh Park · lake · Fayette · ~101 km · Must-see
• Springdale Lake · lake · Cherokee · ~102 km · Must-see
• Lake Kedron · lake · Fayette · ~102 km · Must-see

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