McMurray Dam

McMurray Dam: crowds and conditions

Typical pattern: moderate; weekends busier. 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 McMurray Dam

Season: August to December when reservoirs are full and gates may open.

Busiest days: Weekends and long holidays.

Crowd: Moderate; weekends busier.

Typical week: Mon light · Tue light · Wed light · Thu light · Fri light · Sat busy · Sun busy.

How to reach McMurray Dam — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 33.13997, -85.40034. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near McMurray Dam

• R.L. Harris Dam · lake · Randolph · ~30 km · Must-see
• West Point Lake;Willow Crest Lake · lake · Troup · ~33 km · Must-see
• County Line Baptist Church · church · Chambers · ~38 km · Must-see
• Heard County Jail · museum · Randolph · ~40 km · Must-see
• Lanier Dam · lake · Chambers · ~41 km · Must-see
• Blackjack Mountain · viewpoint · Randolph · ~44 km · Must-see
• M103 · attraction · Clay · ~47 km · Must-see
• Cheaha Wilderness · sanctuary · Clay · ~63 km · Must-see
• McIntosh Reserve · park · Carroll · ~67 km · Must-see
• Louise Kreher Forest Ecology Preserve · sanctuary · Lee · ~67 km · Must-see
• Lake Harding · lake · Lee · ~67 km · Must-see
• Cheaha Mountain · viewpoint · Cleburne · ~68 km · Must-see
• Cheaha State Park · sanctuary · Cleburne · ~69 km · Must-see
• Wind Creek State Park · sanctuary · Tallapoosa · ~73 km · Must-see
• Felton Little Park · sanctuary · Lee · ~74 km · Must-see
• Roanoke City Reservoir Dam · lake · Randolph · ~3 km
• Lake Louise Dam · lake · Randolph · ~4 km
• Bethel Methodist Episcopal Church · church · Randolph · ~4 km

See everything within a day’s drive of McMurray Dam

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near McMurray Dam

• R.L. Harris Dam · lake · Randolph · ~30 km · Must-see
• West Point Lake;Willow Crest Lake · lake · Troup · ~33 km · Must-see
• Lanier Dam · lake · Chambers · ~41 km · Must-see
• Lake Harding · lake · Lee · ~67 km · Must-see
• Lake Martin · lake · Tallapoosa · ~77 km · Must-see
• Delano Lake Dam · lake · Harris · ~78 km · Must-see
• Goat Rock Lake · lake · Lee · ~83 km · Must-see
• B. T. Brown Reservoir · lake · Coweta · ~90 km · Must-see
• Lake Oliver · lake · Russell · ~99 km · Must-see
• Lake McIntosh Park · lake · Fayette · ~100 km · Must-see

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