Minooka Dam

Minooka 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 Minooka 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 Minooka Dam — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 33.02151, -86.72982. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Minooka Dam

• First Baptist Church · church · Shelby · ~20 km · Must-see
• Aldrich Church · church · Shelby · ~22 km · Must-see
• Lay lake · lake · Shelby · ~23 km · Must-see
• Hillsboro Trail · sanctuary · Shelby · ~37 km · Must-see
• William R. Ireland, Sr. Wildlife Management Area · sanctuary · Bibb · ~38 km · Must-see
• Cahaba River National Wildlife Refuge · sanctuary · Bibb · ~40 km · Must-see
• Hindu Temple and Cultural Center of Birmingham · temple · Shelby · ~44 km · Must-see
• Oak Mountain State Park · park · Shelby · ~45 km · Must-see
• Verbena Church · church · Chilton · ~46 km · Must-see
• Talladega National Forest · sanctuary · Shelby · ~49 km · Must-see
• Tannehill Ironworks Historical State Park · park · Jefferson · ~50 km · Must-see
• Shades Mountain Park · viewpoint · Jefferson · ~51 km · Must-see
• Aldridge Botanical Gardens · sanctuary · Jefferson · ~51 km · Must-see
• Briarwood Presbyterian Church · church · Jefferson · ~55 km · Must-see
• Christian Church · church · Dallas · ~56 km · Must-see
• Zoomerang · temple · Jefferson · ~59 km · Must-see
• Canaan Baptist Church Number 2 · church · Jefferson · ~59 km · Must-see
• Mud Lake Dam · lake · Tuscaloosa · ~60 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Minooka Dam

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Minooka Dam

• Lay lake · lake · Shelby · ~23 km · Must-see
• Mud Lake Dam · lake · Tuscaloosa · ~60 km · Must-see
• Edgewood Lake · lake · Jefferson · ~61 km · Must-see
• Logan Martin Dam · lake · Talladega · ~72 km · Must-see
• Bankhead Lake · lake · Walker · ~97 km · Must-see
• R.E. "Bob" Woodruff Lake · lake · Autauga · ~97 km · Must-see
• Lake Martin · lake · Tallapoosa · ~99 km · Must-see
• Lake Tuscaloosa · lake · Tuscaloosa · ~106 km · Must-see
• Lake Lurleen State Park · lake · Tuscaloosa · ~116 km · Must-see
• R.L. Harris Dam · lake · Randolph · ~134 km · Must-see

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