Thompson Dam

Thompson 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 Thompson 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 Thompson Dam — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 32.25804, -83.87343. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Thompson Dam

• Houston Lake Dam · lake · Houston · ~41 km · Must-see
• Georgia Veterans Memorial State Park · sanctuary · Crisp · ~42 km · Must-see
• WNEX-FM · attraction · Peach · ~44 km · Must-see
• WDDO · attraction · Peach · ~44 km · Must-see
• WMGB · attraction · Peach · ~44 km · Must-see
• Lake Blackshear · lake · Sumter · ~44 km · Must-see
• Fort Early Monument · fort · Crisp · ~56 km · Must-see
• Museum of Aviation · museum · Houston · ~57 km · Must-see
• Historic Crawford County Courthouse · attraction · Crawford · ~66 km · Must-see
• Jimmy Carter National Historical Park · park · Sumter · ~71 km · Must-see
• Bankston Lake Dam · lake · Bibb · ~72 km · Must-see
• Horsehead Creek Lake Dam · lake · Macon · ~11 km
• Spring Creek Pond Dam · lake · Macon · ~19 km
• Macon County Historical Museum · museum · Macon · ~19 km
• Lewis Mill Lake Dam · lake · Dooly · ~19 km
• Jones Lake Dam · lake · Dooly · ~21 km
• Mount Moriah Church · church · Dooly · ~21 km
• Free Lake Dam · lake · Houston · ~21 km

See everything within a day’s drive of Thompson Dam

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Thompson Dam

• Houston Lake Dam · lake · Houston · ~41 km · Must-see
• Lake Blackshear · lake · Sumter · ~44 km · Must-see
• Bankston Lake Dam · lake · Bibb · ~72 km · Must-see
• Tobesofkee Creek · lake · Bibb · ~77 km · Must-see
• Edwards Lake Dam · lake · Bibb · ~85 km · Must-see
• Coleman Pond · lake · Irwin · ~90 km · Must-see
• Lake Chehaw · lake · Dougherty · ~96 km · Must-see
• Lake Oliver · lake · Russell · ~137 km · Must-see
• Chief Mcintosh Lake Dam · lake · Butts · ~138 km · Must-see
• Delano Lake Dam · lake · Harris · ~139 km · Must-see

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