Gilbert Dam

Gilbert 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 Gilbert 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 Gilbert Dam — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 34.64805, -85.75429. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Gilbert Dam

• Desoto State Park · sanctuary · DeKalb · ~26 km · Must-see
• Guntersville Lake · lake · Jackson · ~29 km · Must-see
• Fort Payne Main Street Historic District · fort · DeKalb · ~29 km · Must-see
• Manitou Cave · cave · DeKalb · ~31 km · Must-see
• Fort Harker · fort · East Tennessee · ~32 km · Must-see
• McLemore Cove · viewpoint · DeKalb · ~35 km · Must-see
• Little River Canyon National Preserve · sanctuary · DeKalb · ~37 km · Must-see
• Little River Falls · waterfall · DeKalb · ~38 km · Must-see
• Sand Mountain · viewpoint · DeKalb · ~39 km · Must-see
• Pigeon Mountain · viewpoint · DeKalb · ~42 km · Must-see
• Buck's Pocket State Park · sanctuary · DeKalb · ~43 km · Must-see
• Sauta Cave National Wildlife Refuge · cave · Jackson · ~43 km · Must-see
• Cloudland Canyon State Park · sanctuary · Dade · ~43 km · Must-see
• Petty John's Cave · cave · DeKalb · ~45 km · Must-see
• Ellison's Cave · cave · DeKalb · ~45 km · Must-see
• Slygo Valley · viewpoint · East Tennessee · ~50 km · Must-see
• Gunters Mountain · viewpoint · Marshall · ~50 km · Must-see
• Straight Gut Valley · viewpoint · DeKalb · ~50 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Gilbert Dam

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Gilbert Dam

• Guntersville Lake · lake · Jackson · ~29 km · Must-see
• Nickajack Dam · lake · East Tennessee · ~52 km · Must-see
• Nickajack Lake · lake · East Tennessee · ~55 km · Must-see
• Lake Guntersville State Park · lake · Marshall · ~60 km · Must-see
• Weiss Dam · lake · Cherokee · ~72 km · Must-see
• Murphy Lakes · lake · East Tennessee · ~74 km · Must-see
• Lake Marvin · lake · DeKalb · ~77 km · Must-see
• Lake Conasauga · lake · Cherokee · ~77 km · Must-see
• Guntersville Dam · lake · Marshall · ~79 km · Must-see
• DeSoto Lake · lake · Cherokee · ~88 km · Must-see

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