Thorval Dam

Thorval 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 Thorval 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 Thorval Dam — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 34.04510, -85.86497. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Thorval Dam

• Weiss Dam · lake · Cherokee · ~15 km · Must-see
• Colvin Mountain · viewpoint · Calhoun · ~15 km · Must-see
• Noccalula Falls Park · waterfall · Etowah · ~19 km · Must-see
• Forrest Cemetery Chapel and Comfort Station · church · Etowah · ~19 km · Must-see
• Little Wills Valley · viewpoint · Etowah · ~25 km · Must-see
• First Presbyterian Church · church · Calhoun · ~34 km · Must-see
• Frog Mountain · viewpoint · Cherokee · ~35 km · Must-see
• H. Neely Henry Lake · lake · St. Clair · ~38 km · Must-see
• Janney Furnace Park · park · Calhoun · ~39 km · Must-see
• Dugger Mountain Wilderness · sanctuary · Cleburne · ~40 km · Must-see
• Anniston Museum of Natural History · museum · Calhoun · ~49 km · Must-see
• Mountain Longleaf National Wildlife Refuge · sanctuary · Calhoun · ~50 km · Must-see
• Shoal Creek Church · church · Cleburne · ~51 km · Must-see
• Pinhoti Trail · trek · Cleburne · ~52 km · Must-see
• Church of Saint Michael and All Angels · church · Calhoun · ~53 km · Must-see
• Saint Paul's Methodist Episcopal Church · church · Calhoun · ~53 km · Must-see
• John W. Inzer Museum · museum · St. Clair · ~54 km · Must-see
• Horse Pens 40 · park · St. Clair · ~54 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Thorval Dam

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Thorval Dam

• Weiss Dam · lake · Cherokee · ~15 km · Must-see
• H. Neely Henry Lake · lake · St. Clair · ~38 km · Must-see
• Lake Guntersville State Park · lake · Marshall · ~61 km · Must-see
• Springdale Lake · lake · Cherokee · ~70 km · Must-see
• Lake Conasauga · lake · Cherokee · ~80 km · Must-see
• Guntersville Dam · lake · Marshall · ~80 km · Must-see
• DeSoto Lake · lake · Cherokee · ~82 km · Must-see
• Guntersville Lake · lake · Jackson · ~88 km · Must-see
• Lake Dorene · lake · Cleburne · ~93 km · Must-see
• Coots Lake · lake · Cleburne · ~100 km · Must-see

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