Donner Dam

Donner 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 Donner 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 Donner Dam — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 33.83343, -85.96664. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Donner Dam

• Janney Furnace Park · park · Calhoun · ~8 km · Must-see
• H. Neely Henry Lake · lake · St. Clair · ~15 km · Must-see
• Colvin Mountain · viewpoint · Calhoun · ~20 km · Must-see
• First Presbyterian Church · church · Calhoun · ~24 km · Must-see
• Anniston Museum of Natural History · museum · Calhoun · ~25 km · Must-see
• Forrest Cemetery Chapel and Comfort Station · church · Etowah · ~26 km · Must-see
• Church of Saint Michael and All Angels · church · Calhoun · ~27 km · Must-see
• Freedom Riders National Monument · sanctuary · Calhoun · ~28 km · Must-see
• Sovereign Grace Baptist Church · church · Calhoun · ~29 km · Must-see
• Saint Paul's Methodist Episcopal Church · church · Calhoun · ~29 km · Must-see
• Parker Memorial Baptist Church · church · Calhoun · ~29 km · Must-see
• Little Wills Valley · viewpoint · Etowah · ~29 km · Must-see
• Samuel Noble Monument · fort · Calhoun · ~29 km · Must-see
• Noccalula Falls Park · waterfall · Etowah · ~29 km · Must-see
• Grace Episcopal Church · church · Calhoun · ~29 km · Must-see
• Mount Zion Baptist Church · church · Calhoun · ~30 km · Must-see
• Mountain Longleaf National Wildlife Refuge · sanctuary · Calhoun · ~30 km · Must-see
• John W. Inzer Museum · museum · St. Clair · ~33 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Donner Dam

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Donner Dam

• H. Neely Henry Lake · lake · St. Clair · ~15 km · Must-see
• Weiss Dam · lake · Cherokee · ~46 km · Must-see
• Logan Martin Dam · lake · Talladega · ~71 km · Must-see
• Lake Guntersville State Park · lake · Marshall · ~82 km · Must-see
• Springdale Lake · lake · Cherokee · ~87 km · Must-see
• R.L. Harris Dam · lake · Randolph · ~90 km · Must-see
• Guntersville Dam · lake · Marshall · ~95 km · Must-see
• Lake Conasauga · lake · Cherokee · ~105 km · Must-see
• DeSoto Lake · lake · Cherokee · ~105 km · Must-see
• Lake Dorene · lake · Cleburne · ~106 km · Must-see

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