Nelson Dam

Nelson 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 Nelson 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 Nelson Dam — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 33.74510, -85.43496. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Nelson Dam

• Shoal Creek Church · church · Cleburne · ~16 km · Must-see
• Dugger Mountain Wilderness · sanctuary · Cleburne · ~25 km · Must-see
• Pinhoti Trail · trek · Cleburne · ~26 km · Must-see
• Etna Mountain · viewpoint · Cherokee · ~38 km · Must-see
• Mountain Longleaf National Wildlife Refuge · sanctuary · Calhoun · ~38 km · Must-see
• First Presbyterian Church · church · Calhoun · ~39 km · Must-see
• Frog Mountain · viewpoint · Cherokee · ~39 km · Must-see
• Big Spring Park · sanctuary · Cherokee · ~43 km · Must-see
• Springdale Lake · lake · Cherokee · ~45 km · Must-see
• Anniston Museum of Natural History · museum · Calhoun · ~45 km · Must-see
• Saint Paul's Methodist Episcopal Church · church · Calhoun · ~47 km · Must-see
• Parker Memorial Baptist Church · church · Calhoun · ~47 km · Must-see
• Grace Episcopal Church · church · Calhoun · ~47 km · Must-see
• Samuel Noble Monument · fort · Calhoun · ~47 km · Must-see
• Blackjack Mountain · viewpoint · Randolph · ~47 km · Must-see
• Mount Zion Baptist Church · church · Calhoun · ~48 km · Must-see
• Church of Saint Michael and All Angels · church · Calhoun · ~48 km · Must-see
• Lake Dorene · lake · Cleburne · ~54 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Nelson Dam

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Nelson Dam

• Springdale Lake · lake · Cherokee · ~45 km · Must-see
• Lake Dorene · lake · Cleburne · ~54 km · Must-see
• Coots Lake · lake · Cleburne · ~60 km · Must-see
• Weiss Dam · lake · Cherokee · ~68 km · Must-see
• R.L. Harris Dam · lake · Randolph · ~71 km · Must-see
• DeSoto Lake · lake · Cherokee · ~73 km · Must-see
• Taylors Lake · lake · Cherokee · ~77 km · Must-see
• H. Neely Henry Lake · lake · St. Clair · ~77 km · Must-see
• Lake Conasauga · lake · Cherokee · ~79 km · Must-see
• Richland Creek Reservoir · lake · Paulding · ~81 km · Must-see

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