Elam Dam

Elam 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 Elam 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 Elam Dam — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 33.76813, -86.48155. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Elam Dam

• Big Canoe Creek Nature Preserve · sanctuary · St. Clair · ~4 km · Must-see
• John W. Inzer Museum · museum · St. Clair · ~28 km · Must-see
• Easley Covered Bridge · fort · Blount · ~29 km · Must-see
• Horse Pens 40 · park · St. Clair · ~29 km · Must-see
• Ruffner Mountain · sanctuary · Jefferson · ~38 km · Must-see
• Birmingham Alabama Temple · church · Jefferson · ~41 km · Must-see
• First Baptist Church of Kingston · church · Jefferson · ~46 km · Must-see
• Rickwood Caverns State Park · park · Blount · ~46 km · Must-see
• H. Neely Henry Lake · lake · St. Clair · ~46 km · Must-see
• Shrine of the Most Blessed Sacrament · church · Cullman · ~47 km · Must-see
• St. Luke AME Zion Church · church · Jefferson · ~47 km · Must-see
• Shady Grove Baptist Church · church · Jefferson · ~47 km · Must-see
• Bethel Baptist Church · church · Jefferson · ~48 km · Must-see
• St. Luke AME Church · church · Jefferson · ~49 km · Must-see
• Sloss Furnaces National Historic Landmark · museum · Jefferson · ~50 km · Must-see
• Logan Martin Dam · lake · Talladega · ~51 km · Must-see
• East End Baptist Church · church · Jefferson · ~51 km · Must-see
• Cathedral of Saint Paul · church · Jefferson · ~51 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Elam Dam

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Elam Dam

• H. Neely Henry Lake · lake · St. Clair · ~46 km · Must-see
• Logan Martin Dam · lake · Talladega · ~51 km · Must-see
• Edgewood Lake · lake · Jefferson · ~57 km · Must-see
• Lewis Smith Lake · lake · Winston · ~86 km · Must-see
• Guntersville Dam · lake · Marshall · ~92 km · Must-see
• Lake Guntersville State Park · lake · Marshall · ~94 km · Must-see
• Weiss Dam · lake · Cherokee · ~94 km · Must-see
• Bankhead Lake · lake · Walker · ~97 km · Must-see
• Lay lake · lake · Shelby · ~102 km · Must-see
• Mud Lake Dam · lake · Tuscaloosa · ~111 km · Must-see

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