Yates Dam

Yates 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 Yates 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 Yates Dam — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 33.73678, -87.96169. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Yates Dam

• Lake Lowndes State Park · lake · Lowndes · ~58 km · Must-see
• Natural Bridge Park · park · Winston · ~63 km · Must-see
• Aberdeen Lake · lake · Monroe · ~66 km · Must-see
• Columbus Lake · lake · Clay · ~67 km · Must-see
• John C. Stennis Dam · lake · Lowndes · ~68 km · Must-see
• Lake Lurleen State Park · lake · Tuscaloosa · ~70 km · Must-see
• Lake Tuscaloosa · lake · Tuscaloosa · ~72 km · Must-see
• Dubose Dam · lake · Lamar · ~4 km
• Union Chapel · church · Lamar · ~5 km
• Oakes Chapel · church · Lamar · ~9 km
• Bethel Church · church · Lamar · ~12 km
• Scareum Mountain · viewpoint · Fayette · ~14 km
• Baptist Lake · lake · Fayette · ~14 km
• South Carolina Baptist Church · church · Lamar · ~15 km
• Watkins Lake · lake · Fayette · ~16 km
• Carter Christian Methodist Episcopal Temple · church · Fayette · ~16 km
• Bethlehem Methodist Church · church · Fayette · ~19 km
• Taylor Springs Freewill Baptist Church · church · Lamar · ~20 km

See everything within a day’s drive of Yates Dam

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Yates Dam

• Lake Lowndes State Park · lake · Lowndes · ~58 km · Must-see
• Aberdeen Lake · lake · Monroe · ~66 km · Must-see
• Columbus Lake · lake · Clay · ~67 km · Must-see
• John C. Stennis Dam · lake · Lowndes · ~68 km · Must-see
• Lake Lurleen State Park · lake · Tuscaloosa · ~70 km · Must-see
• Lake Tuscaloosa · lake · Tuscaloosa · ~72 km · Must-see
• Nita Lake Dam · lake · Itawamba · ~78 km · Must-see
• Aliceville Lake · lake · Pickens · ~78 km · Must-see
• Aliceville Lake · lake · Noxubee · ~79 km · Must-see
• Bankhead Lake · lake · Walker · ~84 km · Must-see

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