Brown Dam

Brown 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 Brown 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 Brown Dam — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 33.11512, -86.20664. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Brown Dam

• Talladega National Forest · sanctuary · Shelby · ~37 km · Must-see
• Lay lake · lake · Shelby · ~40 km · Must-see
• First Baptist Church · church · Shelby · ~44 km · Must-see
• Logan Martin Dam · lake · Talladega · ~46 km · Must-see
• Wind Creek State Park · sanctuary · Tallapoosa · ~48 km · Must-see
• Lake Martin · lake · Tallapoosa · ~55 km · Must-see
• Lake Jordan Waterfall · waterfall · Elmore · ~58 km · Must-see
• Cheaha Wilderness · sanctuary · Clay · ~60 km · Must-see
• M103 · attraction · Clay · ~61 km · Must-see
• Verbena Church · church · Chilton · ~62 km · Must-see
• Oak Mountain State Park · park · Shelby · ~69 km · Must-see
• Cheaha Mountain · viewpoint · Cleburne · ~69 km · Must-see
• Cheaha State Park · sanctuary · Cleburne · ~70 km · Must-see
• R.L. Harris Dam · lake · Randolph · ~72 km · Must-see
• Lake Joy · lake · Talladega · ~0 km
• Tanyard Hill · viewpoint · Talladega · ~2 km
• Bethany Methodist Church · church · Coosa · ~5 km
• Browns Chapel · church · Talladega · ~5 km

See everything within a day’s drive of Brown Dam

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Brown Dam

• Lay lake · lake · Shelby · ~40 km · Must-see
• Logan Martin Dam · lake · Talladega · ~46 km · Must-see
• Lake Martin · lake · Tallapoosa · ~55 km · Must-see
• R.L. Harris Dam · lake · Randolph · ~72 km · Must-see
• Edgewood Lake · lake · Jefferson · ~84 km · Must-see
• H. Neely Henry Lake · lake · St. Clair · ~103 km · Must-see
• Mud Lake Dam · lake · Tuscaloosa · ~115 km · Must-see
• Lanier Dam · lake · Chambers · ~120 km · Must-see
• West Point Lake;Willow Crest Lake · lake · Troup · ~126 km · Must-see
• R.E. "Bob" Woodruff Lake · lake · Autauga · ~129 km · Must-see

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