Reed Dam

Reed 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 Reed 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 Reed Dam — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 32.64925, -87.98592. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Reed Dam

• Glover Mausoleum · fort · Marengo · ~25 km · Must-see
• A.I. Selden Lock and Dam · lake · Greene · ~25 km · Must-see
• Demopolis Public Square · sanctuary · Marengo · ~25 km · Must-see
• Gainesville Park · park · Sumter · ~31 km · Must-see
• Saint Andrews Church · church · Hale · ~39 km · Must-see
• Safe House Black History Museum · museum · Hale · ~45 km · Must-see
• The Simmons-Wright Company · attraction · Lauderdale · ~62 km · Must-see
• First Presbyterian Church · church · Perry · ~62 km · Must-see
• Gainesville Lake · lake · Noxubee · ~63 km · Must-see
• Moundville Archaeological Park;Mound State Monument · museum · Tuscaloosa · ~64 km · Must-see
• W D Johnston Dams · lake · Greene · ~1 km
• W D Johnston Dam · lake · Greene · ~3 km
• Hagan Hill · viewpoint · Greene · ~6 km
• G W Baker Dam · lake · Greene · ~8 km
• Braggs Bluff · viewpoint · Greene · ~8 km
• McAlpine Bluff · viewpoint · Greene · ~8 km
• Bullocks Hill · viewpoint · Greene · ~10 km
• Burton Hill · viewpoint · Greene · ~10 km

See everything within a day’s drive of Reed Dam

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Reed Dam

• A.I. Selden Lock and Dam · lake · Greene · ~25 km · Must-see
• Gainesville Lake · lake · Noxubee · ~63 km · Must-see
• Aliceville Lake · lake · Noxubee · ~89 km · Must-see
• Aliceville Lake · lake · Pickens · ~90 km · Must-see
• Lake Lurleen State Park · lake · Tuscaloosa · ~97 km · Must-see
• William "Bill" Dannelly Reservoir · lake · Wilcox · ~101 km · Must-see
• Lake Tuscaloosa · lake · Tuscaloosa · ~108 km · Must-see
• Lake Lowndes State Park · lake · Lowndes · ~115 km · Must-see
• Mud Lake Dam · lake · Tuscaloosa · ~123 km · Must-see
• John C. Stennis Dam · lake · Lowndes · ~134 km · Must-see

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