Higgins Dam

Higgins 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 Higgins 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 Higgins Dam — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 32.94834, -85.02464. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Higgins Dam

• West Point Lake;Willow Crest Lake · lake · Troup · ~22 km · Must-see
• Lanier Dam · lake · Chambers · ~23 km · Must-see
• Callaway Gardens · park · Harris · ~26 km · Must-see
• Cecil B. Day Butterfly Center · park · Harris · ~26 km · Must-see
• Delano Lake Dam · lake · Harris · ~27 km · Must-see
• Kings Gap · viewpoint · Harris · ~29 km · Must-see
• F. D. Roosevelt State Park · viewpoint · Harris · ~34 km · Must-see
• Lake Harding · lake · Lee · ~35 km · Must-see
• Dowdell Knob · viewpoint · Harris · ~36 km · Must-see
• Heard County Jail · museum · Randolph · ~47 km · Must-see
• Goat Rock Lake · lake · Lee · ~48 km · Must-see
• Lake Oliver · lake · Russell · ~60 km · Must-see
• First Baptist Church · church · Russell · ~64 km · Must-see
• Fort No. 5 · fort · Russell · ~65 km · Must-see
• Sprewell Bluff Wildlife Management Area West · sanctuary · Talbot · ~65 km · Must-see
• County Line Baptist Church · church · Chambers · ~66 km · Must-see
• Louise Kreher Forest Ecology Preserve · sanctuary · Lee · ~67 km · Must-see
• McIntosh Reserve · park · Carroll · ~69 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Higgins Dam

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Higgins Dam

• West Point Lake;Willow Crest Lake · lake · Troup · ~22 km · Must-see
• Lanier Dam · lake · Chambers · ~23 km · Must-see
• Delano Lake Dam · lake · Harris · ~27 km · Must-see
• Lake Harding · lake · Lee · ~35 km · Must-see
• Goat Rock Lake · lake · Lee · ~48 km · Must-see
• Lake Oliver · lake · Russell · ~60 km · Must-see
• Lake McIntosh Park · lake · Fayette · ~77 km · Must-see
• R.L. Harris Dam · lake · Randolph · ~81 km · Must-see
• B. T. Brown Reservoir · lake · Coweta · ~82 km · Must-see
• Lake Kedron · lake · Fayette · ~85 km · Must-see

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