Finks Dam

Finks 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 Finks 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 Finks Dam — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 33.74343, -85.84663. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Finks Dam

• Anniston Museum of Natural History · museum · Calhoun · ~7 km · Must-see
• Church of Saint Michael and All Angels · church · Calhoun · ~11 km · Must-see
• Saint Paul's Methodist Episcopal Church · church · Calhoun · ~12 km · Must-see
• Parker Memorial Baptist Church · church · Calhoun · ~12 km · Must-see
• Mountain Longleaf National Wildlife Refuge · sanctuary · Calhoun · ~12 km · Must-see
• Samuel Noble Monument · fort · Calhoun · ~12 km · Must-see
• Grace Episcopal Church · church · Calhoun · ~12 km · Must-see
• Mount Zion Baptist Church · church · Calhoun · ~14 km · Must-see
• First Presbyterian Church · church · Calhoun · ~14 km · Must-see
• Freedom Riders National Monument · sanctuary · Calhoun · ~17 km · Must-see
• Sovereign Grace Baptist Church · church · Calhoun · ~17 km · Must-see
• Janney Furnace Park · park · Calhoun · ~21 km · Must-see
• Colvin Mountain · viewpoint · Calhoun · ~27 km · Must-see
• H. Neely Henry Lake · lake · St. Clair · ~32 km · Must-see
• Shoal Creek Church · church · Cleburne · ~33 km · Must-see
• Dugger Mountain Wilderness · sanctuary · Cleburne · ~33 km · Must-see
• Cheaha State Park · sanctuary · Cleburne · ~35 km · Must-see
• Cheaha Mountain · viewpoint · Cleburne · ~36 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Finks Dam

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Finks Dam

• H. Neely Henry Lake · lake · St. Clair · ~32 km · Must-see
• Weiss Dam · lake · Cherokee · ~54 km · Must-see
• Logan Martin Dam · lake · Talladega · ~72 km · Must-see
• R.L. Harris Dam · lake · Randolph · ~73 km · Must-see
• Springdale Lake · lake · Cherokee · ~79 km · Must-see
• Lake Dorene · lake · Cleburne · ~96 km · Must-see
• Lake Guntersville State Park · lake · Marshall · ~98 km · Must-see
• DeSoto Lake · lake · Cherokee · ~101 km · Must-see
• Coots Lake · lake · Cleburne · ~103 km · Must-see
• Lake Conasauga · lake · Cherokee · ~103 km · Must-see

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