Thomas Lake

Thomas Lake: 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 Thomas Lake

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 Thomas Lake — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 33.18428, -86.27220. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Thomas Lake

• Talladega National Forest · sanctuary · Shelby · ~25 km · Must-see
• Logan Martin Dam · lake · Talladega · ~34 km · Must-see
• Lay lake · lake · Shelby · ~37 km · Must-see
• First Baptist Church · church · Shelby · ~38 km · Must-see
• Oak Mountain State Park · park · Shelby · ~57 km · Must-see
• Cheaha Wilderness · sanctuary · Clay · ~60 km · Must-see
• Wind Creek State Park · sanctuary · Tallapoosa · ~60 km · Must-see
• M103 · attraction · Clay · ~64 km · Must-see
• Briarwood Presbyterian Church · church · Jefferson · ~65 km · Must-see
• Hindu Temple and Cultural Center of Birmingham · temple · Shelby · ~66 km · Must-see
• Lake Jordan Waterfall · waterfall · Elmore · ~66 km · Must-see
• Verbena Church · church · Chilton · ~67 km · Must-see
• Aldridge Botanical Gardens · sanctuary · Jefferson · ~67 km · Must-see
• Lake Martin · lake · Tallapoosa · ~67 km · Must-see
• Cheaha Mountain · viewpoint · Cleburne · ~68 km · Must-see
• Cheaha State Park · sanctuary · Cleburne · ~68 km · Must-see
• Shades Mountain Park · viewpoint · Jefferson · ~71 km · Must-see
• Ruffner Mountain · sanctuary · Jefferson · ~72 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Thomas Lake

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Thomas Lake

• Logan Martin Dam · lake · Talladega · ~34 km · Must-see
• Lay lake · lake · Shelby · ~37 km · Must-see
• Lake Martin · lake · Tallapoosa · ~67 km · Must-see
• Edgewood Lake · lake · Jefferson · ~72 km · Must-see
• R.L. Harris Dam · lake · Randolph · ~77 km · Must-see
• H. Neely Henry Lake · lake · St. Clair · ~95 km · Must-see
• Mud Lake Dam · lake · Tuscaloosa · ~106 km · Must-see
• Bankhead Lake · lake · Walker · ~127 km · Must-see
• Lanier Dam · lake · Chambers · ~130 km · Must-see
• R.E. "Bob" Woodruff Lake · lake · Autauga · ~133 km · Must-see

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