West Dam

West 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 West 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 West Dam — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 34.30176, -85.90997. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near West Dam

• Sand Mountain · viewpoint · DeKalb · ~23 km · Must-see
• Weiss Dam · lake · Cherokee · ~27 km · Must-see
• Manitou Cave · cave · DeKalb · ~28 km · Must-see
• Fort Payne Main Street Historic District · fort · DeKalb · ~29 km · Must-see
• Buck's Pocket State Park · sanctuary · DeKalb · ~29 km · Must-see
• Lake Guntersville State Park · lake · Marshall · ~34 km · Must-see
• Little River Canyon National Preserve · sanctuary · DeKalb · ~34 km · Must-see
• Little River Falls · waterfall · DeKalb · ~35 km · Must-see
• Noccalula Falls Park · waterfall · Etowah · ~39 km · Must-see
• Desoto State Park · sanctuary · DeKalb · ~42 km · Must-see
• Forrest Cemetery Chapel and Comfort Station · church · Etowah · ~42 km · Must-see
• Little Wills Valley · viewpoint · Etowah · ~43 km · Must-see
• Gunters Mountain · viewpoint · Marshall · ~48 km · Must-see
• Sauta Cave National Wildlife Refuge · cave · Jackson · ~50 km · Must-see
• Colvin Mountain · viewpoint · Calhoun · ~51 km · Must-see
• Guntersville Lake · lake · Jackson · ~52 km · Must-see
• Cathedral Caverns · church · Marshall · ~52 km · Must-see
• Cathedral Caverns State Park · church · Marshall · ~52 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of West Dam

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near West Dam

• Weiss Dam · lake · Cherokee · ~27 km · Must-see
• Lake Guntersville State Park · lake · Marshall · ~34 km · Must-see
• Guntersville Lake · lake · Jackson · ~52 km · Must-see
• Guntersville Dam · lake · Marshall · ~58 km · Must-see
• H. Neely Henry Lake · lake · St. Clair · ~66 km · Must-see
• Lake Conasauga · lake · Cherokee · ~77 km · Must-see
• DeSoto Lake · lake · Cherokee · ~84 km · Must-see
• Springdale Lake · lake · Cherokee · ~84 km · Must-see
• Lake Marvin · lake · DeKalb · ~101 km · Must-see
• Nickajack Dam · lake · East Tennessee · ~103 km · Must-see

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