Lake Joy

Lake Joy: 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 Lake Joy

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 Lake Joy — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 33.47733, -86.13108. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Lake Joy

• Logan Martin Dam · lake · Talladega · ~25 km · Must-see
• Sovereign Grace Baptist Church · church · Calhoun · ~33 km · Must-see
• Freedom Riders National Monument · sanctuary · Calhoun · ~34 km · Must-see
• Cheaha Wilderness · sanctuary · Clay · ~35 km · Must-see
• Cheaha State Park · sanctuary · Cleburne · ~37 km · Must-see
• Cheaha Mountain · viewpoint · Cleburne · ~37 km · Must-see
• Mount Zion Baptist Church · church · Calhoun · ~42 km · Must-see
• Church of Saint Michael and All Angels · church · Calhoun · ~42 km · Must-see
• Samuel Noble Monument · fort · Calhoun · ~43 km · Must-see
• Grace Episcopal Church · church · Calhoun · ~43 km · Must-see
• Parker Memorial Baptist Church · church · Calhoun · ~44 km · Must-see
• Saint Paul's Methodist Episcopal Church · church · Calhoun · ~44 km · Must-see
• Talladega National Forest · sanctuary · Shelby · ~46 km · Must-see
• Janney Furnace Park · park · Calhoun · ~46 km · Must-see
• Anniston Museum of Natural History · museum · Calhoun · ~47 km · Must-see
• M103 · attraction · Clay · ~50 km · Must-see
• John W. Inzer Museum · museum · St. Clair · ~52 km · Must-see
• H. Neely Henry Lake · lake · St. Clair · ~52 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Lake Joy

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Lake Joy

• Logan Martin Dam · lake · Talladega · ~25 km · Must-see
• H. Neely Henry Lake · lake · St. Clair · ~52 km · Must-see
• R.L. Harris Dam · lake · Randolph · ~67 km · Must-see
• Lay lake · lake · Shelby · ~78 km · Must-see
• Edgewood Lake · lake · Jefferson · ~78 km · Must-see
• Lake Martin · lake · Tallapoosa · ~97 km · Must-see
• Weiss Dam · lake · Cherokee · ~99 km · Must-see
• Mud Lake Dam · lake · Tuscaloosa · ~127 km · Must-see
• Springdale Lake · lake · Cherokee · ~127 km · Must-see
• Lake Guntersville State Park · lake · Marshall · ~128 km · Must-see

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