Thurlow Dam

Thurlow 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 Thurlow 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 Thurlow Dam — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 32.53519, -85.88802. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Thurlow Dam

• Tuskegee Airmen National Historic Site · sanctuary · Macon · ~27 km · Must-see
• Butler Chapel A.M.E. Zion Church · church · Macon · ~27 km · Must-see
• Tuskegee National Forest · sanctuary · Macon · ~33 km · Must-see
• Fort Hull Church · church · Macon · ~33 km · Must-see
• Lake Martin · lake · Tallapoosa · ~37 km · Must-see
• Fort Toulouse III Replica · fort · Elmore · ~43 km · Must-see
• Fort Jackson · fort · Elmore · ~43 km · Must-see
• Taskigi Mound · viewpoint · Elmore · ~44 km · Must-see
• Auburn Softball Complex · park · Lee · ~44 km · Must-see
• Wind Creek State Park · sanctuary · Tallapoosa · ~46 km · Must-see
• Julie Collins Smith Museum of Fine Art · museum · Lee · ~48 km · Must-see
• WEGL-FM (Auburn) · attraction · Lee · ~48 km · Must-see
• Chewacla State Park · park · Lee · ~48 km · Must-see
• Montgomery Zoo · sanctuary · Montgomery · ~48 km · Must-see
• Felton Little Park · sanctuary · Lee · ~49 km · Must-see
• Louise Kreher Forest Ecology Preserve · sanctuary · Lee · ~50 km · Must-see
• First Baptist Church · church · Montgomery · ~53 km · Must-see
• Dexter Avenue King Memorial Baptist Church · church · Montgomery · ~53 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Thurlow Dam

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Thurlow Dam

• Lake Martin · lake · Tallapoosa · ~37 km · Must-see
• Lake Harding · lake · Lee · ~92 km · Must-see
• Lanier Dam · lake · Chambers · ~94 km · Must-see
• Goat Rock Lake · lake · Lee · ~95 km · Must-see
• Lay lake · lake · Shelby · ~102 km · Must-see
• Lake Oliver · lake · Russell · ~104 km · Must-see
• R.L. Harris Dam · lake · Randolph · ~105 km · Must-see
• R.E. "Bob" Woodruff Lake · lake · Autauga · ~109 km · Must-see
• West Point Lake;Willow Crest Lake · lake · Troup · ~117 km · Must-see
• Walter F George Reservoir · lake · Barbour · ~130 km · Must-see

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