Duck River Dam

Duck River 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 Duck River 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 Duck River Dam — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 34.17671, -86.68949. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Duck River Dam

• Shrine of the Most Blessed Sacrament · church · Cullman · ~17 km · Must-see
• Cullman County Museum · museum · Cullman · ~18 km · Must-see
• Easley Covered Bridge · fort · Blount · ~35 km · Must-see
• Newsome Sinks Karst Area · sanctuary · Morgan · ~38 km · Must-see
• Shady Grove Methodist Church · church · Cullman · ~40 km · Must-see
• Brindlee Mountain · viewpoint · Morgan · ~44 km · Must-see
• Georgia Mountain · viewpoint · Marshall · ~45 km · Must-see
• Rickwood Caverns State Park · park · Blount · ~46 km · Must-see
• Guntersville Dam · lake · Marshall · ~48 km · Must-see
• Lewis Smith Lake · lake · Winston · ~53 km · Must-see
• Wheeler National Wildlife Refuge · sanctuary · Limestone · ~56 km · Must-see
• Horse Pens 40 · park · St. Clair · ~57 km · Must-see
• Big Canoe Creek Nature Preserve · sanctuary · St. Clair · ~58 km · Must-see
• Madison County Nature Trail and Study Center · park · Madison · ~62 km · Must-see
• Point Mallard Park · park · Morgan · ~62 km · Must-see
• Lake Guntersville State Park · lake · Marshall · ~66 km · Must-see
• Delano Park · park · Morgan · ~67 km · Must-see
• Belle Mina · fort · Limestone · ~69 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Duck River Dam

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Duck River Dam

• Guntersville Dam · lake · Marshall · ~48 km · Must-see
• Lewis Smith Lake · lake · Winston · ~53 km · Must-see
• Lake Guntersville State Park · lake · Marshall · ~66 km · Must-see
• H. Neely Henry Lake · lake · St. Clair · ~83 km · Must-see
• Edgewood Lake · lake · Jefferson · ~101 km · Must-see
• Weiss Dam · lake · Cherokee · ~103 km · Must-see
• Guntersville Lake · lake · Jackson · ~104 km · Must-see
• Bankhead Lake · lake · Walker · ~111 km · Must-see
• Logan Martin Dam · lake · Talladega · ~112 km · Must-see
• Wheeler Dam Overlook · lake · Lawrence · ~117 km · Must-see

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