Nelson Dam

Nelson Dam: crowds and conditions

Typical pattern: moderate; weekends busier. 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 Nelson Dam

Season: August to December when reservoirs are full and gates may open.

Busiest days: Weekends and long holidays.

Crowd: Moderate; weekends busier.

Typical week: Mon light · Tue light · Wed light · Thu light · Fri light · Sat busy · Sun busy.

How to reach Nelson Dam — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 33.40178, -85.49662. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Nelson Dam

• R.L. Harris Dam · lake · Randolph · ~24 km · Must-see
• Blackjack Mountain · viewpoint · Randolph · ~27 km · Must-see
• M103 · attraction · Clay · ~31 km · Must-see
• Cheaha Mountain · viewpoint · Cleburne · ~38 km · Must-see
• Cheaha State Park · sanctuary · Cleburne · ~39 km · Must-see
• Cheaha Wilderness · sanctuary · Clay · ~39 km · Must-see
• Heard County Jail · museum · Randolph · ~49 km · Must-see
• Mountain Longleaf National Wildlife Refuge · sanctuary · Calhoun · ~51 km · Must-see
• Mount Zion Baptist Church · church · Calhoun · ~52 km · Must-see
• Grace Episcopal Church · church · Calhoun · ~52 km · Must-see
• Samuel Noble Monument · fort · Calhoun · ~52 km · Must-see
• Parker Memorial Baptist Church · church · Calhoun · ~52 km · Must-see
• Saint Paul's Methodist Episcopal Church · church · Calhoun · ~52 km · Must-see
• Shoal Creek Church · church · Cleburne · ~53 km · Must-see
• Church of Saint Michael and All Angels · church · Calhoun · ~55 km · Must-see
• Anniston Museum of Natural History · museum · Calhoun · ~56 km · Must-see
• Freedom Riders National Monument · sanctuary · Calhoun · ~58 km · Must-see
• Sovereign Grace Baptist Church · church · Calhoun · ~58 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Nelson Dam

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Nelson Dam

• R.L. Harris Dam · lake · Randolph · ~24 km · Must-see
• West Point Lake;Willow Crest Lake · lake · Troup · ~62 km · Must-see
• Lanier Dam · lake · Chambers · ~78 km · Must-see
• B. T. Brown Reservoir · lake · Coweta · ~88 km · Must-see
• Springdale Lake · lake · Cherokee · ~92 km · Must-see
• H. Neely Henry Lake · lake · St. Clair · ~93 km · Must-see
• Lake Dorene · lake · Cleburne · ~94 km · Must-see
• Lake Martin · lake · Tallapoosa · ~97 km · Must-see
• Logan Martin Dam · lake · Talladega · ~97 km · Must-see
• Coots Lake · lake · Cleburne · ~98 km · Must-see

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