Abel Dam

Abel 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 Abel 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 Abel Dam — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 33.54344, -85.68496. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Abel Dam

• Cheaha State Park · sanctuary · Cleburne · ~16 km · Must-see
• Cheaha Mountain · viewpoint · Cleburne · ~16 km · Must-see
• Mount Zion Baptist Church · church · Calhoun · ~22 km · Must-see
• Grace Episcopal Church · church · Calhoun · ~23 km · Must-see
• Samuel Noble Monument · fort · Calhoun · ~23 km · Must-see
• Parker Memorial Baptist Church · church · Calhoun · ~23 km · Must-see
• Mountain Longleaf National Wildlife Refuge · sanctuary · Calhoun · ~23 km · Must-see
• Saint Paul's Methodist Episcopal Church · church · Calhoun · ~23 km · Must-see
• Church of Saint Michael and All Angels · church · Calhoun · ~25 km · Must-see
• Cheaha Wilderness · sanctuary · Clay · ~25 km · Must-see
• Anniston Museum of Natural History · museum · Calhoun · ~26 km · Must-see
• Freedom Riders National Monument · sanctuary · Calhoun · ~29 km · Must-see
• Sovereign Grace Baptist Church · church · Calhoun · ~29 km · Must-see
• M103 · attraction · Clay · ~32 km · Must-see
• Shoal Creek Church · church · Cleburne · ~35 km · Must-see
• First Presbyterian Church · church · Calhoun · ~39 km · Must-see
• R.L. Harris Dam · lake · Randolph · ~40 km · Must-see
• Dugger Mountain Wilderness · sanctuary · Cleburne · ~46 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Abel Dam

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Abel Dam

• R.L. Harris Dam · lake · Randolph · ~40 km · Must-see
• H. Neely Henry Lake · lake · St. Clair · ~63 km · Must-see
• Logan Martin Dam · lake · Talladega · ~77 km · Must-see
• Weiss Dam · lake · Cherokee · ~83 km · Must-see
• Springdale Lake · lake · Cherokee · ~84 km · Must-see
• West Point Lake;Willow Crest Lake · lake · Troup · ~91 km · Must-see
• Lake Dorene · lake · Cleburne · ~94 km · Must-see
• Coots Lake · lake · Cleburne · ~99 km · Must-see
• Lanier Dam · lake · Chambers · ~106 km · Must-see
• Lake Martin · lake · Tallapoosa · ~107 km · Must-see

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