Borders Lake

Borders Lake: 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 Borders Lake

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 Borders Lake — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 33.75204, -86.19692. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Borders Lake

• John W. Inzer Museum · museum · St. Clair · ~13 km · Must-see
• H. Neely Henry Lake · lake · St. Clair · ~18 km · Must-see
• Janney Furnace Park · park · Calhoun · ~21 km · Must-see
• Horse Pens 40 · park · St. Clair · ~27 km · Must-see
• Big Canoe Creek Nature Preserve · sanctuary · St. Clair · ~33 km · Must-see
• Sovereign Grace Baptist Church · church · Calhoun · ~37 km · Must-see
• Freedom Riders National Monument · sanctuary · Calhoun · ~37 km · Must-see
• Little Wills Valley · viewpoint · Etowah · ~40 km · Must-see
• Forrest Cemetery Chapel and Comfort Station · church · Etowah · ~41 km · Must-see
• Church of Saint Michael and All Angels · church · Calhoun · ~43 km · Must-see
• Anniston Museum of Natural History · museum · Calhoun · ~44 km · Must-see
• Noccalula Falls Park · waterfall · Etowah · ~44 km · Must-see
• Mount Zion Baptist Church · church · Calhoun · ~45 km · Must-see
• Samuel Noble Monument · fort · Calhoun · ~45 km · Must-see
• Parker Memorial Baptist Church · church · Calhoun · ~45 km · Must-see
• Saint Paul's Methodist Episcopal Church · church · Calhoun · ~45 km · Must-see
• Grace Episcopal Church · church · Calhoun · ~45 km · Must-see
• Easley Covered Bridge · fort · Blount · ~48 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Borders Lake

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Borders Lake

• H. Neely Henry Lake · lake · St. Clair · ~18 km · Must-see
• Logan Martin Dam · lake · Talladega · ~48 km · Must-see
• Weiss Dam · lake · Cherokee · ~70 km · Must-see
• Edgewood Lake · lake · Jefferson · ~81 km · Must-see
• Lake Guntersville State Park · lake · Marshall · ~89 km · Must-see
• Guntersville Dam · lake · Marshall · ~96 km · Must-see
• R.L. Harris Dam · lake · Randolph · ~96 km · Must-see
• Lay lake · lake · Shelby · ~107 km · Must-see
• Springdale Lake · lake · Cherokee · ~115 km · Must-see
• Lewis Smith Lake · lake · Winston · ~117 km · Must-see

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