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: 34.45047, -83.41538. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Thompson Dam

• Currahee Mountain · viewpoint · Stephens · ~12 km · Must-see
• Chenocetah Mountain · viewpoint · Habersham · ~13 km · Must-see
• M60 · attraction · Banks · ~21 km · Must-see
• Toccoa Falls · waterfall · Stephens · ~21 km · Must-see
• Hebron Presbyterian Church · church · Banks · ~24 km · Must-see
• Lake Yonah · lake · Stephens · ~33 km · Must-see
• Skitt Mountain · viewpoint · White · ~36 km · Must-see
• Hurricane Shoals County Park · sanctuary · Jackson · ~36 km · Must-see
• Tugalo Dam · lake · Habersham · ~37 km · Must-see
• Tallulah Falls Dam · waterfall · Rabun · ~40 km · Must-see
• Ty Cobb · attraction · Franklin · ~41 km · Must-see
• Sillycook Mountain · viewpoint · Habersham · ~42 km · Must-see
• Yonah Mountain · viewpoint · White · ~43 km · Must-see
• Rabun Beach Recreation Area · lake · Rabun · ~43 km · Must-see
• Wauka Mountain · viewpoint · White · ~46 km · Must-see
• Lake Seed Recreation Area · lake · Rabun · ~46 km · Must-see
• Nacoochee Mound · fort · White · ~47 km · Must-see
• Lake Burton Dam · lake · Rabun · ~50 km · Must-see

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Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Thompson Dam

• Lake Yonah · lake · Stephens · ~33 km · Must-see
• Tugalo Dam · lake · Habersham · ~37 km · Must-see
• Rabun Beach Recreation Area · lake · Rabun · ~43 km · Must-see
• Lake Seed Recreation Area · lake · Rabun · ~46 km · Must-see
• Lake Burton Dam · lake · Rabun · ~50 km · Must-see
• Lake Hartwell · lake · Oconee · ~53 km · Must-see
• Lake Toccoa · lake · East Tennessee · ~58 km · Must-see
• Lake Lanier · lake · Hall · ~60 km · Must-see
• Lake Winfield Scott · lake · Union · ~75 km · Must-see
• Chatuge Lake · lake · East Tennessee · ~86 km · Must-see

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