Edwin Averett Dam

Edwin Averett 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 Edwin Averett 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 Edwin Averett Dam — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 31.17175, -85.89218. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Edwin Averett Dam

• Boll Weevil Monument · fort · Coffee · ~20 km · Must-see
• Geneva State Forest · sanctuary · Covington · ~38 km · Must-see
• First United Methodist Church of Ozark · church · Dale · ~50 km · Must-see
• Frank Jackson State Park · park · Covington · ~50 km · Must-see
• Britton Hill · viewpoint · Covington · ~53 km · Must-see
• Britton Hill · viewpoint · Walton · ~53 km · Must-see
• Conecuh National Forest · sanctuary · Covington · ~55 km · Must-see
• Emerald Lake Park · beach · Houston · ~58 km · Must-see
• Wiregrass Church · church · Houston · ~59 km · Must-see
• Juniper Lake · lake · Geneva · ~63 km · Must-see
• Ponce de Leon Springs State Park · park · Holmes · ~63 km · Must-see
• Three Notch Museum · museum · Covington · ~72 km · Must-see
• Dwight Brandon Dam · lake · Geneva · ~2 km
• Murdock Pond Dam · lake · Geneva · ~3 km
• Lake Fox Dam · lake · Geneva · ~5 km
• Frank Britt Pond Dam · lake · Coffee · ~6 km
• Bobby Jones Lake Dam · lake · Geneva · ~7 km
• Geneva County Lake Number One Dam · lake · Geneva · ~8 km

See everything within a day’s drive of Edwin Averett Dam

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Edwin Averett Dam

• Juniper Lake · lake · Geneva · ~63 km · Must-see
• George W. Andrews Lake · lake · Houston · ~94 km · Must-see
• Deer Lake State Park · lake · Walton · ~122 km · Must-see
• Walter F George Reservoir · lake · Barbour · ~125 km · Must-see
• Walter F George Reservoir · lake · Quitman · ~130 km · Must-see
• Lake Seminole · lake · Seminole · ~133 km · Must-see
• Jim Woodruff Dam · lake · Gadsden · ~139 km · Must-see
• Buck Pond · lake · Baldwin · ~149 km · Must-see
• Dwight Brandon Dam · lake · Geneva · ~2 km
• Murdock Pond Dam · lake · Geneva · ~3 km

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