Olsen Dam

Olsen 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 Olsen 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 Olsen Dam — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 30.56465, -87.35118. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Olsen Dam

• Cantonment · church · Baldwin · ~6 km · Must-see
• Crescent Lake · lake · Baldwin · ~16 km · Must-see
• Fort George · fort · Baldwin · ~26 km · Must-see
• Plaza Ferdinand VII · park · Escambia · ~27 km · Must-see
• Plaza Ferdinand VII · park · Baldwin · ~27 km · Must-see
• Tarklin Bayou State Park · sanctuary · Escambia · ~28 km · Must-see
• Fort Barrancas · fort · Baldwin · ~31 km · Must-see
• Arcadia Sawmill and Arcadia Cotton Mill · fort · Baldwin · ~33 km · Must-see
• Fort McRee · fort · Baldwin · ~33 km · Must-see
• Big Lagoon State Park · sanctuary · Escambia · ~35 km · Must-see
• St. Mark's Lutheran Church · church · Baldwin · ~36 km · Must-see
• Naval Live Oaks Reservation · park · Alabama · ~38 km · Must-see
• Blackwater Heritage Trail State Park · park · Baldwin · ~39 km · Must-see
• Swift Presbyterian Church · church · Baldwin · ~42 km · Must-see
• Alabama Hollow · viewpoint · Baldwin · ~48 km · Must-see
• Gulf Breeze Zoo · sanctuary · Santa Rosa · ~50 km · Must-see
• Gulf State Park · sanctuary · Baldwin · ~52 km · Must-see
• Alabama Gulf Coast Zoo · sanctuary · Baldwin · ~52 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Olsen Dam

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Olsen Dam

• Crescent Lake · lake · Baldwin · ~16 km · Must-see
• Buck Pond · lake · Baldwin · ~53 km · Must-see
• Gable Lake · lake · Santa Rosa · ~55 km · Must-see
• Choctaw Point Light · lake · Baldwin · ~77 km · Must-see
• Big Creek Lake · lake · George · ~120 km · Must-see
• Juniper Lake · lake · Geneva · ~149 km · Must-see
• Becks Lake Fish Camp and Farm · lake · Baldwin · ~13 km
• Bob Pace Dam · lake · Baldwin · ~20 km
• Emergency Spillway · lake · Baldwin · ~36 km
• Calvin Childress Number One Lake · lake · Baldwin · ~47 km

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