Buchanan Dam

Buchanan 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 Buchanan 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 Buchanan Dam — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 32.76343, -88.19095. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Buchanan Dam

• Gainesville Park · park · Sumter · ~9 km · Must-see
• A.I. Selden Lock and Dam · lake · Greene · ~41 km · Must-see
• Gainesville Lake · lake · Noxubee · ~42 km · Must-see
• Glover Mausoleum · fort · Marengo · ~53 km · Must-see
• Demopolis Public Square · sanctuary · Marengo · ~54 km · Must-see
• The Simmons-Wright Company · attraction · Lauderdale · ~55 km · Must-see
• Aliceville Lake · lake · Noxubee · ~67 km · Must-see
• Saint Andrews Church · church · Hale · ~67 km · Must-see
• Aliceville Lake · lake · Pickens · ~68 km · Must-see
• Safe House Black History Museum · museum · Hale · ~69 km · Must-see
• Moundville Archaeological Park;Mound State Monument · museum · Tuscaloosa · ~73 km · Must-see
• Dancing Rabbit Creek Treaty Site · fort · Noxubee · ~74 km · Must-see
• Daisy Falls Lake · waterfall · Kemper · ~3 km
• Daisy Falls Dam · waterfall · Sumter · ~3 km
• Hill Ranch Dam · lake · Sumter · ~4 km
• P M Norwood Dam · lake · Sumter · ~5 km
• Gainesville Historic District · fort · Sumter · ~8 km
• Presbyterian Church · church · Sumter · ~9 km

See everything within a day’s drive of Buchanan Dam

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Buchanan Dam

• A.I. Selden Lock and Dam · lake · Greene · ~41 km · Must-see
• Gainesville Lake · lake · Noxubee · ~42 km · Must-see
• Aliceville Lake · lake · Noxubee · ~67 km · Must-see
• Aliceville Lake · lake · Pickens · ~68 km · Must-see
• Lake Lowndes State Park · lake · Lowndes · ~94 km · Must-see
• Lake Lurleen State Park · lake · Tuscaloosa · ~95 km · Must-see
• Lake Tuscaloosa · lake · Tuscaloosa · ~109 km · Must-see
• John C. Stennis Dam · lake · Lowndes · ~110 km · Must-see
• Columbus Lake · lake · Clay · ~113 km · Must-see
• Lake Pushmataha Dam · lake · Neshoba · ~124 km · Must-see

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