Heards Lake Dam

Heards Lake 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 Heards Lake 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 Heards Lake Dam — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 32.38967, -84.62085. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Heards Lake Dam

• Pasaquan · fort · Marion · ~8 km · Must-see
• Fort Perry Monument · fort · Marion · ~16 km · Must-see
• Bradley · attraction · Muscogee · ~39 km · Must-see
• M113 · attraction · Muscogee · ~39 km · Must-see
• Half-Track · attraction · Muscogee · ~39 km · Must-see
• Fort Mitchell · fort · Russell · ~47 km · Must-see
• First Baptist Church · church · Russell · ~47 km · Must-see
• Lake Oliver · lake · Russell · ~48 km · Must-see
• Fort No. 5 · fort · Russell · ~50 km · Must-see
• Jimmy Carter National Historical Park · park · Sumter · ~55 km · Must-see
• Providence Canyon State Park · sanctuary · Stewart · ~57 km · Must-see
• Goat Rock Lake · lake · Lee · ~62 km · Must-see
• Dowdell Knob · viewpoint · Harris · ~64 km · Must-see
• Florence Marina State Park · park · Stewart · ~65 km · Must-see
• F. D. Roosevelt State Park · viewpoint · Harris · ~66 km · Must-see
• Kings Gap · viewpoint · Harris · ~66 km · Must-see
• Sprewell Bluff Wildlife Management Area West · sanctuary · Talbot · ~67 km · Must-see
• Apalachicola Fort Site · fort · Russell · ~67 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Heards Lake Dam

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Heards Lake Dam

• Lake Oliver · lake · Russell · ~48 km · Must-see
• Goat Rock Lake · lake · Lee · ~62 km · Must-see
• Delano Lake Dam · lake · Harris · ~68 km · Must-see
• Lake Harding · lake · Lee · ~75 km · Must-see
• Walter F George Reservoir · lake · Quitman · ~97 km · Must-see
• Lanier Dam · lake · Chambers · ~98 km · Must-see
• Walter F George Reservoir · lake · Barbour · ~101 km · Must-see
• Lake Blackshear · lake · Sumter · ~102 km · Must-see
• Houston Lake Dam · lake · Houston · ~113 km · Must-see
• West Point Lake;Willow Crest Lake · lake · Troup · ~113 km · Must-see

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