McCrary Dam

McCrary 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 McCrary 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 McCrary Dam — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 33.30678, -85.77330. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near McCrary Dam

• M103 · attraction · Clay · ~4 km · Must-see
• Cheaha Wilderness · sanctuary · Clay · ~16 km · Must-see
• R.L. Harris Dam · lake · Randolph · ~19 km · Must-see
• Cheaha Mountain · viewpoint · Cleburne · ~25 km · Must-see
• Cheaha State Park · sanctuary · Cleburne · ~26 km · Must-see
• Mount Zion Baptist Church · church · Calhoun · ~48 km · Must-see
• Freedom Riders National Monument · sanctuary · Calhoun · ~48 km · Must-see
• Sovereign Grace Baptist Church · church · Calhoun · ~48 km · Must-see
• Grace Episcopal Church · church · Calhoun · ~49 km · Must-see
• Samuel Noble Monument · fort · Calhoun · ~49 km · Must-see
• Parker Memorial Baptist Church · church · Calhoun · ~50 km · Must-see
• Saint Paul's Methodist Episcopal Church · church · Calhoun · ~50 km · Must-see
• Church of Saint Michael and All Angels · church · Calhoun · ~51 km · Must-see
• Mountain Longleaf National Wildlife Refuge · sanctuary · Calhoun · ~54 km · Must-see
• Anniston Museum of Natural History · museum · Calhoun · ~54 km · Must-see
• County Line Baptist Church · church · Chambers · ~58 km · Must-see
• Blackjack Mountain · viewpoint · Randolph · ~62 km · Must-see
• Wind Creek State Park · sanctuary · Tallapoosa · ~65 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of McCrary Dam

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near McCrary Dam

• R.L. Harris Dam · lake · Randolph · ~19 km · Must-see
• Logan Martin Dam · lake · Talladega · ~67 km · Must-see
• Lake Martin · lake · Tallapoosa · ~72 km · Must-see
• West Point Lake;Willow Crest Lake · lake · Troup · ~81 km · Must-see
• H. Neely Henry Lake · lake · St. Clair · ~84 km · Must-see
• Lanier Dam · lake · Chambers · ~87 km · Must-see
• Lay lake · lake · Shelby · ~96 km · Must-see
• Lake Harding · lake · Lee · ~111 km · Must-see
• Weiss Dam · lake · Cherokee · ~115 km · Must-see
• Springdale Lake · lake · Cherokee · ~117 km · Must-see

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