Sharp Branch Dam

Sharp Branch 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 Sharp Branch 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 Sharp Branch Dam — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 34.50538, -85.61806. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Sharp Branch Dam

• Desoto State Park · sanctuary · DeKalb · ~2 km · Must-see
• Fort Payne Main Street Historic District · fort · DeKalb · ~15 km · Must-see
• Little River Canyon National Preserve · sanctuary · DeKalb · ~15 km · Must-see
• Little River Falls · waterfall · DeKalb · ~15 km · Must-see
• Manitou Cave · cave · DeKalb · ~16 km · Must-see
• McLemore Cove · viewpoint · DeKalb · ~25 km · Must-see
• Pigeon Mountain · viewpoint · DeKalb · ~33 km · Must-see
• James H."Sloppy" Floyd State Park · park · Chattooga · ~34 km · Must-see
• Paradise Garden · church · Chattooga · ~35 km · Must-see
• Taylor Ridge · viewpoint · Cherokee · ~36 km · Must-see
• Petty John's Cave · cave · DeKalb · ~37 km · Must-see
• Ellison's Cave · cave · DeKalb · ~37 km · Must-see
• Rocky Mountain Project · sanctuary · Cherokee · ~41 km · Must-see
• Straight Gut Valley · viewpoint · DeKalb · ~44 km · Must-see
• Sand Mountain · viewpoint · DeKalb · ~44 km · Must-see
• Taylor Ridge · viewpoint · Walker · ~46 km · Must-see
• Lavender Mountain · viewpoint · Cherokee · ~49 km · Must-see
• Big Texas Valley · viewpoint · Cherokee · ~49 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Sharp Branch Dam

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Sharp Branch Dam

• Guntersville Lake · lake · Jackson · ~50 km · Must-see
• Lake Conasauga · lake · Cherokee · ~53 km · Must-see
• Weiss Dam · lake · Cherokee · ~56 km · Must-see
• Lake Marvin · lake · DeKalb · ~62 km · Must-see
• DeSoto Lake · lake · Cherokee · ~63 km · Must-see
• Lake Guntersville State Park · lake · Marshall · ~66 km · Must-see
• Nickajack Dam · lake · East Tennessee · ~69 km · Must-see
• Nickajack Lake · lake · East Tennessee · ~71 km · Must-see
• Murphy Lakes · lake · East Tennessee · ~74 km · Must-see
• Springdale Lake · lake · Cherokee · ~78 km · Must-see

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