Monaghan Dam

Monaghan 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 Monaghan 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 Monaghan Dam — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 33.02031, -85.61896. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Monaghan Dam

• County Line Baptist Church · church · Chambers · ~15 km · Must-see
• R.L. Harris Dam · lake · Randolph · ~33 km · Must-see
• Wind Creek State Park · sanctuary · Tallapoosa · ~43 km · Must-see
• M103 · attraction · Clay · ~44 km · Must-see
• Lake Martin · lake · Tallapoosa · ~47 km · Must-see
• Lanier Dam · lake · Chambers · ~51 km · Must-see
• Louise Kreher Forest Ecology Preserve · sanctuary · Lee · ~52 km · Must-see
• West Point Lake;Willow Crest Lake · lake · Troup · ~58 km · Must-see
• Felton Little Park · sanctuary · Lee · ~59 km · Must-see
• Cheaha Wilderness · sanctuary · Clay · ~60 km · Must-see
• WEGL-FM (Auburn) · attraction · Lee · ~60 km · Must-see
• Julie Collins Smith Museum of Fine Art · museum · Lee · ~62 km · Must-see
• Auburn Softball Complex · park · Lee · ~66 km · Must-see
• Chewacla State Park · park · Lee · ~67 km · Must-see
• Cheaha Mountain · viewpoint · Cleburne · ~68 km · Must-see
• Cheaha State Park · sanctuary · Cleburne · ~69 km · Must-see
• Heard County Jail · museum · Randolph · ~70 km · Must-see
• Blackjack Mountain · viewpoint · Randolph · ~71 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Monaghan Dam

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Monaghan Dam

• R.L. Harris Dam · lake · Randolph · ~33 km · Must-see
• Lake Martin · lake · Tallapoosa · ~47 km · Must-see
• Lanier Dam · lake · Chambers · ~51 km · Must-see
• West Point Lake;Willow Crest Lake · lake · Troup · ~58 km · Must-see
• Lake Harding · lake · Lee · ~71 km · Must-see
• Goat Rock Lake · lake · Lee · ~85 km · Must-see
• Delano Lake Dam · lake · Harris · ~95 km · Must-see
• Logan Martin Dam · lake · Talladega · ~101 km · Must-see
• Lake Oliver · lake · Russell · ~101 km · Must-see
• Lay lake · lake · Shelby · ~107 km · Must-see

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