Allatoona Dam

Allatoona 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 Allatoona 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 Allatoona Dam — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 34.16410, -84.72827. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Allatoona Dam

• Pine Mountain · viewpoint · Bartow · ~3 km · Must-see
• Red Top Mountain State Park · park · Bartow · ~4 km · Must-see
• George Washington Carver State Park · park · Bartow · ~9 km · Must-see
• Etowah Indian Mounds Historic Site Museum · museum · Bartow · ~10 km · Must-see
• Lake Acworth · lake · Cobb · ~16 km · Must-see
• Richland Creek Reservoir · lake · Paulding · ~19 km · Must-see
• Pine Log Wildlife Management Area · viewpoint · Bartow · ~19 km · Must-see
• Bear Mountain · viewpoint · Cherokee · ~23 km · Must-see
• Allatoona Falls · waterfall · Cherokee · ~23 km · Must-see
• Euharlee Covered Bridge · museum · Bartow · ~24 km · Must-see
• Lake Arrowhead Dam · lake · Cherokee · ~24 km · Must-see
• Pine Mountain · viewpoint · Cobb · ~26 km · Must-see
• Noonday Creek Park · park · Cobb · ~26 km · Must-see
• Kingston Park · park · Bartow · ~27 km · Must-see
• Battle of Gilgal Church · fort · Cobb · ~28 km · Must-see
• Calico Valley · viewpoint · Bartow · ~30 km · Must-see
• Taylors Lake · lake · Cherokee · ~30 km · Must-see
• Kennesaw Mountain · viewpoint · Cobb · ~31 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Allatoona Dam

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Allatoona Dam

• Lake Acworth · lake · Cobb · ~16 km · Must-see
• Richland Creek Reservoir · lake · Paulding · ~19 km · Must-see
• Lake Arrowhead Dam · lake · Cherokee · ~24 km · Must-see
• Taylors Lake · lake · Cherokee · ~30 km · Must-see
• Coots Lake · lake · Cleburne · ~41 km · Must-see
• Lake Dorene · lake · Cleburne · ~46 km · Must-see
• Bull Sluice Lake · lake · Cobb · ~48 km · Must-see
• DeSoto Lake · lake · Cherokee · ~53 km · Must-see
• Lake Conasauga · lake · Cherokee · ~61 km · Must-see
• Springdale Lake · lake · Cherokee · ~63 km · Must-see

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