Upper Leitner Dam

Upper Leitner 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 Upper Leitner 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 Upper Leitner Dam — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 33.37499, -82.25416. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Upper Leitner Dam

• Fort Gordon · fort · Aiken · ~15 km · Must-see
• Burks Mountain · viewpoint · McCormick · ~34 km · Must-see
• Phinizy Swamp Nature Park · sanctuary · Aiken · ~34 km · Must-see
• Phinizy Swamp Nature Park · sanctuary · Richmond · ~35 km · Must-see
• First Baptist Church of North Augusta · church · Aiken · ~37 km · Must-see
• Meriwether Monument · fort · Aiken · ~37 km · Must-see
• Below Dam Recreation Area · lake · McCormick · ~40 km · Must-see
• Stevens Creek Heritage Preserve · sanctuary · McCormick · ~45 km · Must-see
• Beech Island Baptist Church · church · Aiken · ~45 km · Must-see
• Clarks Hill Lake · lake · Lincoln · ~62 km · Must-see
• Coker Springs · attraction · Aiken · ~66 km · Must-see
• Saint Mary's Church · church · Aiken · ~67 km · Must-see
• Crossways · fort · Aiken · ~68 km · Must-see
• Elijah Clarke State Park · park · Lincoln · ~69 km · Must-see
• Leitner Pond · lake · Edgefield · ~1 km
• Howard Lake · lake · Edgefield · ~1 km
• Big Smoak Lake · lake · Edgefield · ~2 km
• Beaver Dam Pond · lake · Edgefield · ~3 km

See everything within a day’s drive of Upper Leitner Dam

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Upper Leitner Dam

• Below Dam Recreation Area · lake · McCormick · ~40 km · Must-see
• Clarks Hill Lake · lake · Lincoln · ~62 km · Must-see
• Lake Brown · lake · Barnwell · ~104 km · Must-see
• Lake Oconee · lake · McCormick · ~105 km · Must-see
• Lake Sinclair · lake · McCormick · ~115 km · Must-see
• Lake Oconee · lake · Greene · ~117 km · Must-see
• Lake Sinclair · lake · Putnam · ~119 km · Must-see
• Lake Greenwood State Park · lake · Greenwood · ~119 km · Must-see
• Lake Greenwood · lake · Laurens · ~126 km · Must-see
• Lake Murray · lake · Newberry · ~135 km · Must-see

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