Allison Dam

Allison 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 Allison 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 Allison Dam — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 33.11572, -83.68663. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Allison Dam

• Piedmont National Wildlife Refuge · sanctuary · Jones · ~7 km · Must-see
• protected area of Georgia · sanctuary · Jones · ~30 km · Must-see
• Chief Mcintosh Lake Dam · lake · Butts · ~33 km · Must-see
• Lloyd Shoals - Emergency Spillway Dam · lake · Butts · ~34 km · Must-see
• Museum of Arts and Sciences · museum · Bibb · ~35 km · Must-see
• Cannonball House · museum · Bibb · ~39 km · Must-see
• First Presbyterian Church · church · Bibb · ~39 km · Must-see
• Christ Episcopal Church · church · Bibb · ~39 km · Must-see
• Ocmulgee Mounds National Historical Park · fort · Bibb · ~40 km · Must-see
• Tobesofkee Creek · lake · Bibb · ~45 km · Must-see
• Edwards Lake Dam · lake · Bibb · ~45 km · Must-see
• 155 mm gun M1 · attraction · Putnam · ~46 km · Must-see
• Bankston Lake Dam · lake · Bibb · ~50 km · Must-see
• Lake Sinclair · lake · Putnam · ~52 km · Must-see
• Bond Swamp · sanctuary · Bibb · ~53 km · Must-see
• Lake Bulow Campbell · lake · Newton · ~53 km · Must-see
• Rock Eagle Effigy Mound · fort · Putnam · ~54 km · Must-see
• Lake Sinclair · lake · McCormick · ~57 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Allison Dam

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Allison Dam

• Chief Mcintosh Lake Dam · lake · Butts · ~33 km · Must-see
• Lloyd Shoals - Emergency Spillway Dam · lake · Butts · ~34 km · Must-see
• Tobesofkee Creek · lake · Bibb · ~45 km · Must-see
• Edwards Lake Dam · lake · Bibb · ~45 km · Must-see
• Bankston Lake Dam · lake · Bibb · ~50 km · Must-see
• Lake Sinclair · lake · Putnam · ~52 km · Must-see
• Lake Bulow Campbell · lake · Newton · ~53 km · Must-see
• Lake Sinclair · lake · McCormick · ~57 km · Must-see
• Lake Oconee · lake · McCormick · ~70 km · Must-see
• Lake Oconee · lake · Greene · ~74 km · Must-see

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