Bells Dam

Bells 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 Bells 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 Bells Dam — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 33.87177, -85.97830. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Bells Dam

• Janney Furnace Park · park · Calhoun · ~12 km · Must-see
• H. Neely Henry Lake · lake · St. Clair · ~13 km · Must-see
• Colvin Mountain · viewpoint · Calhoun · ~18 km · Must-see
• Forrest Cemetery Chapel and Comfort Station · church · Etowah · ~20 km · Must-see
• Little Wills Valley · viewpoint · Etowah · ~24 km · Must-see
• Noccalula Falls Park · waterfall · Etowah · ~24 km · Must-see
• First Presbyterian Church · church · Calhoun · ~26 km · Must-see
• Anniston Museum of Natural History · museum · Calhoun · ~30 km · Must-see
• John W. Inzer Museum · museum · St. Clair · ~32 km · Must-see
• Church of Saint Michael and All Angels · church · Calhoun · ~32 km · Must-see
• Freedom Riders National Monument · sanctuary · Calhoun · ~34 km · Must-see
• Sovereign Grace Baptist Church · church · Calhoun · ~34 km · Must-see
• Saint Paul's Methodist Episcopal Church · church · Calhoun · ~34 km · Must-see
• Parker Memorial Baptist Church · church · Calhoun · ~34 km · Must-see
• Samuel Noble Monument · fort · Calhoun · ~34 km · Must-see
• Grace Episcopal Church · church · Calhoun · ~35 km · Must-see
• Mountain Longleaf National Wildlife Refuge · sanctuary · Calhoun · ~35 km · Must-see
• Mount Zion Baptist Church · church · Calhoun · ~36 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Bells Dam

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Bells Dam

• H. Neely Henry Lake · lake · St. Clair · ~13 km · Must-see
• Weiss Dam · lake · Cherokee · ~42 km · Must-see
• Logan Martin Dam · lake · Talladega · ~75 km · Must-see
• Lake Guntersville State Park · lake · Marshall · ~76 km · Must-see
• Springdale Lake · lake · Cherokee · ~86 km · Must-see
• Guntersville Dam · lake · Marshall · ~90 km · Must-see
• R.L. Harris Dam · lake · Randolph · ~95 km · Must-see
• Lake Conasauga · lake · Cherokee · ~103 km · Must-see
• DeSoto Lake · lake · Cherokee · ~104 km · Must-see
• Lake Dorene · lake · Cleburne · ~107 km · Must-see

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