Tekawitha Dam

Tekawitha 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 Tekawitha 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 Tekawitha Dam — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 33.77183, -86.55499. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Tekawitha Dam

• Big Canoe Creek Nature Preserve · sanctuary · St. Clair · ~9 km · Must-see
• Easley Covered Bridge · fort · Blount · ~28 km · Must-see
• Ruffner Mountain · sanctuary · Jefferson · ~33 km · Must-see
• Birmingham Alabama Temple · church · Jefferson · ~34 km · Must-see
• Horse Pens 40 · park · St. Clair · ~36 km · Must-see
• John W. Inzer Museum · museum · St. Clair · ~36 km · Must-see
• Rickwood Caverns State Park · park · Blount · ~38 km · Must-see
• First Baptist Church of Kingston · church · Jefferson · ~41 km · Must-see
• St. Luke AME Zion Church · church · Jefferson · ~41 km · Must-see
• Shady Grove Baptist Church · church · Jefferson · ~41 km · Must-see
• Bethel Baptist Church · church · Jefferson · ~42 km · Must-see
• Shrine of the Most Blessed Sacrament · church · Cullman · ~42 km · Must-see
• St. Luke AME Church · church · Jefferson · ~43 km · Must-see
• Sloss Furnaces National Historic Landmark · museum · Jefferson · ~44 km · Must-see
• East End Baptist Church · church · Jefferson · ~45 km · Must-see
• Birmingham Museum of Art · museum · Jefferson · ~46 km · Must-see
• Cathedral of Saint Paul · church · Jefferson · ~46 km · Must-see
• Rotary Trail Park · park · Jefferson · ~46 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Tekawitha Dam

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Tekawitha Dam

• Edgewood Lake · lake · Jefferson · ~52 km · Must-see
• Logan Martin Dam · lake · Talladega · ~54 km · Must-see
• H. Neely Henry Lake · lake · St. Clair · ~55 km · Must-see
• Lewis Smith Lake · lake · Winston · ~79 km · Must-see
• Bankhead Lake · lake · Walker · ~89 km · Must-see
• Guntersville Dam · lake · Marshall · ~92 km · Must-see
• Lake Guntersville State Park · lake · Marshall · ~97 km · Must-see
• Weiss Dam · lake · Cherokee · ~101 km · Must-see
• Lay lake · lake · Shelby · ~103 km · Must-see
• Mud Lake Dam · lake · Tuscaloosa · ~105 km · Must-see

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