Wesson Dam

Wesson 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 Wesson 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 Wesson Dam — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 33.96215, -86.13730. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Wesson Dam

• Little Wills Valley · viewpoint · Etowah · ~11 km · Must-see
• Forrest Cemetery Chapel and Comfort Station · church · Etowah · ~15 km · Must-see
• H. Neely Henry Lake · lake · St. Clair · ~16 km · Must-see
• Noccalula Falls Park · waterfall · Etowah · ~17 km · Must-see
• Horse Pens 40 · park · St. Clair · ~20 km · Must-see
• John W. Inzer Museum · museum · St. Clair · ~22 km · Must-see
• Janney Furnace Park · park · Calhoun · ~27 km · Must-see
• Colvin Mountain · viewpoint · Calhoun · ~34 km · Must-see
• Easley Covered Bridge · fort · Blount · ~44 km · Must-see
• Big Canoe Creek Nature Preserve · sanctuary · St. Clair · ~46 km · Must-see
• Weiss Dam · lake · Cherokee · ~46 km · Must-see
• First Presbyterian Church · church · Calhoun · ~48 km · Must-see
• Anniston Museum of Natural History · museum · Calhoun · ~52 km · Must-see
• Sovereign Grace Baptist Church · church · Calhoun · ~53 km · Must-see
• Freedom Riders National Monument · sanctuary · Calhoun · ~53 km · Must-see
• Church of Saint Michael and All Angels · church · Calhoun · ~53 km · Must-see
• Saint Paul's Methodist Episcopal Church · church · Calhoun · ~55 km · Must-see
• Parker Memorial Baptist Church · church · Calhoun · ~55 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Wesson Dam

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Wesson Dam

• H. Neely Henry Lake · lake · St. Clair · ~16 km · Must-see
• Weiss Dam · lake · Cherokee · ~46 km · Must-see
• Lake Guntersville State Park · lake · Marshall · ~60 km · Must-see
• Guntersville Dam · lake · Marshall · ~70 km · Must-see
• Logan Martin Dam · lake · Talladega · ~78 km · Must-see
• Guntersville Lake · lake · Jackson · ~99 km · Must-see
• Springdale Lake · lake · Cherokee · ~102 km · Must-see
• Edgewood Lake · lake · Jefferson · ~104 km · Must-see
• Lake Conasauga · lake · Cherokee · ~113 km · Must-see
• R.L. Harris Dam · lake · Randolph · ~115 km · Must-see

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