Prather Dam

Prather 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 Prather 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 Prather Dam — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 32.60862, -85.45535. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Prather Dam

• Felton Little Park · sanctuary · Lee · ~2 km · Must-see
• WEGL-FM (Auburn) · attraction · Lee · ~4 km · Must-see
• Julie Collins Smith Museum of Fine Art · museum · Lee · ~4 km · Must-see
• Louise Kreher Forest Ecology Preserve · sanctuary · Lee · ~8 km · Must-see
• Chewacla State Park · park · Lee · ~8 km · Must-see
• Auburn Softball Complex · park · Lee · ~10 km · Must-see
• Tuskegee National Forest · sanctuary · Macon · ~28 km · Must-see
• Tuskegee Airmen National Historic Site · sanctuary · Macon · ~34 km · Must-see
• Uchee Church · church · Russell · ~38 km · Must-see
• Butler Chapel A.M.E. Zion Church · church · Macon · ~39 km · Must-see
• Lake Harding · lake · Lee · ~41 km · Must-see
• Goat Rock Lake · lake · Lee · ~44 km · Must-see
• Fort Hull Church · church · Macon · ~45 km · Must-see
• County Line Baptist Church · church · Chambers · ~46 km · Must-see
• Lanier Dam · lake · Chambers · ~49 km · Must-see
• Fort No. 5 · fort · Russell · ~52 km · Must-see
• Lake Oliver · lake · Russell · ~55 km · Must-see
• First Baptist Church · church · Russell · ~55 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Prather Dam

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Prather Dam

• Lake Harding · lake · Lee · ~41 km · Must-see
• Goat Rock Lake · lake · Lee · ~44 km · Must-see
• Lanier Dam · lake · Chambers · ~49 km · Must-see
• Lake Oliver · lake · Russell · ~55 km · Must-see
• Lake Martin · lake · Tallapoosa · ~61 km · Must-see
• West Point Lake;Willow Crest Lake · lake · Troup · ~76 km · Must-see
• Delano Lake Dam · lake · Harris · ~80 km · Must-see
• R.L. Harris Dam · lake · Randolph · ~92 km · Must-see
• Walter F George Reservoir · lake · Quitman · ~113 km · Must-see
• Walter F George Reservoir · lake · Barbour · ~114 km · Must-see

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