Clarks Lake

Clarks Lake: 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 Clarks Lake

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 Clarks Lake — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 33.36104, -85.76574. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Clarks Lake

• M103 · attraction · Clay · ~7 km · Must-see
• Cheaha Wilderness · sanctuary · Clay · ~11 km · Must-see
• Cheaha Mountain · viewpoint · Cleburne · ~18 km · Must-see
• Cheaha State Park · sanctuary · Cleburne · ~19 km · Must-see
• R.L. Harris Dam · lake · Randolph · ~22 km · Must-see
• Mount Zion Baptist Church · church · Calhoun · ~40 km · Must-see
• Freedom Riders National Monument · sanctuary · Calhoun · ~41 km · Must-see
• Sovereign Grace Baptist Church · church · Calhoun · ~42 km · Must-see
• Grace Episcopal Church · church · Calhoun · ~42 km · Must-see
• Samuel Noble Monument · fort · Calhoun · ~42 km · Must-see
• Parker Memorial Baptist Church · church · Calhoun · ~42 km · Must-see
• Saint Paul's Methodist Episcopal Church · church · Calhoun · ~42 km · Must-see
• Church of Saint Michael and All Angels · church · Calhoun · ~43 km · Must-see
• Mountain Longleaf National Wildlife Refuge · sanctuary · Calhoun · ~47 km · Must-see
• Anniston Museum of Natural History · museum · Calhoun · ~47 km · Must-see
• Blackjack Mountain · viewpoint · Randolph · ~59 km · Must-see
• Shoal Creek Church · church · Cleburne · ~62 km · Must-see
• First Presbyterian Church · church · Calhoun · ~63 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Clarks Lake

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Clarks Lake

• R.L. Harris Dam · lake · Randolph · ~22 km · Must-see
• Logan Martin Dam · lake · Talladega · ~67 km · Must-see
• H. Neely Henry Lake · lake · St. Clair · ~78 km · Must-see
• Lake Martin · lake · Tallapoosa · ~80 km · Must-see
• West Point Lake;Willow Crest Lake · lake · Troup · ~84 km · Must-see
• Lanier Dam · lake · Chambers · ~92 km · Must-see
• Lay lake · lake · Shelby · ~100 km · Must-see
• Weiss Dam · lake · Cherokee · ~107 km · Must-see
• Springdale Lake · lake · Cherokee · ~110 km · Must-see
• Lake Harding · lake · Lee · ~116 km · Must-see

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