Must-see lake · Montgomery, North Carolina
Badin Dam
Badin Dam is a lake in Montgomery, North Carolina.
Badin Dam: crowds and conditions
Typical pattern: heavy on weekends and holidays; arrive early morning. 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 Badin Dam
Season: August to December when reservoirs are full and gates may open.
Busiest days: Weekends, public holidays, Sankranti and Dasara breaks.
Crowd: Heavy on weekends and holidays; arrive early morning.
Typical week: Mon busy · Tue light · Wed light · Thu light · Fri busy · Sat packed · Sun packed.
How to reach Badin Dam — distance from nearby cities
Coordinates: 35.41940, -80.09297. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.
Places to visit near Badin Dam
- Morrow Mountain State Park · sanctuary · Stanly · ~5 km · Must-see
- Tuckertown Dam · lake · Stanly · ~13 km · Must-see
- Uwharrie National Forest · sanctuary · Montgomery · ~16 km · Must-see
- Lake Tillery · lake · Stanly · ~16 km · Must-see
- Lake Tillery · lake · Chesterfield · ~30 km · Must-see
- Birkhead Mountains Wilderness · sanctuary · Randolph · ~32 km · Must-see
- North Carolina Zoo · sanctuary · Randolph · ~37 km · Must-see
- Grace-Lower Stone Church · church · Rowan · ~40 km · Must-see
- High Rock Lake · lake · Davidson · ~41 km · Must-see
- Lake Lynn Dam · lake · Cabarrus · ~50 km · Must-see
- Rowan Museum · museum · Rowan · ~55 km · Must-see
- Grace Episcopal Church · church · Davidson · ~59 km · Must-see
- First Reformed United Church of Christ · church · Davidson · ~59 km · Must-see
- Old Davidson County Courthouse · museum · Davidson · ~59 km · Must-see
- Boone's Cave Park · cave · Davidson · ~68 km · Must-see
- Thyatira Presbyterian Church · church · Rowan · ~69 km · Must-see
- Randleman Lake · lake · Randolph · ~71 km · Must-see
- Goodwin State Forest · sanctuary · Moore · ~72 km · Must-see
Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Badin Dam
- Tuckertown Dam · lake · Stanly · ~13 km · Must-see
- Lake Tillery · lake · Stanly · ~16 km · Must-see
- Lake Tillery · lake · Chesterfield · ~30 km · Must-see
- High Rock Lake · lake · Davidson · ~41 km · Must-see
- Lake Lynn Dam · lake · Cabarrus · ~50 km · Must-see
- Randleman Lake · lake · Randolph · ~71 km · Must-see
- Mountain Island Lake · lake · Gaston · ~98 km · Must-see
- McArthur Lake · lake · Marlboro · ~100 km · Must-see
- Lake Norman · lake · Catawba · ~102 km · Must-see
- Wylie Dam · lake · York · ~118 km · Must-see
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Frequently asked
Is Badin Dam full? Are the gates open?
No visitor has reported the water level status for Badin Dam yet. Typical pattern: heavy on weekends and holidays; arrive early morning. Busiest: Weekends, public holidays, Sankranti and Dasara breaks.
What is the best time to visit Badin Dam?
August to December when reservoirs are full and gates may open. Heavy on weekends and holidays; arrive early morning.
What are the places to visit near Badin Dam?
Nearby: Morrow Mountain State Park (sanctuary, 5 km), Tuckertown Dam (lake, 13 km), Uwharrie National Forest (sanctuary, 16 km), Lake Tillery (lake, 16 km), Lake Tillery (lake, 30 km), Birkhead Mountains Wilderness (sanctuary, 32 km).
Is Badin Dam worth visiting?
Badin Dam is listed as a must-see lake in North Carolina on Spotwander.