Garrard Dam

Garrard 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 Garrard 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 Garrard Dam — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 33.75870, -82.69752. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Garrard Dam

• War Hill · viewpoint · McCormick · ~23 km · Must-see
• Bobby Brown Park · park · Elbert · ~33 km · Must-see
• Bobby Brown State Park · park · Elbert · ~33 km · Must-see
• Clarks Hill Lake · lake · Lincoln · ~33 km · Must-see
• Elijah Clarke State Park · park · Lincoln · ~36 km · Must-see
• Burks Mountain · viewpoint · McCormick · ~57 km · Must-see
• Below Dam Recreation Area · lake · McCormick · ~59 km · Must-see
• Lake Russell Calhoun Falls SC · waterfall · Abbeville · ~60 km · Must-see
• Stevens Creek Heritage Preserve · sanctuary · McCormick · ~63 km · Must-see
• Secession Hill · park · Abbeville · ~69 km · Must-see
• Iron Horse · attraction · Greene · ~70 km · Must-see
• Lake Oconee · lake · Greene · ~73 km · Must-see
• Booth's Lake Dam · lake · Wilkes · ~4 km
• Robert Toombs House Historic Site · museum · Wilkes · ~5 km
• Holly Court · fort · Wilkes · ~6 km
• Smyrna Church · fort · Wilkes · ~8 km
• Smyrna Churchyard · fort · Wilkes · ~8 km
• Grant's Meeting House · fort · Wilkes · ~11 km

See everything within a day’s drive of Garrard Dam

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Garrard Dam

• Clarks Hill Lake · lake · Lincoln · ~33 km · Must-see
• Below Dam Recreation Area · lake · McCormick · ~59 km · Must-see
• Lake Oconee · lake · Greene · ~73 km · Must-see
• Lake Oconee · lake · McCormick · ~78 km · Must-see
• Lake Sinclair · lake · Putnam · ~97 km · Must-see
• Lake Greenwood · lake · Laurens · ~103 km · Must-see
• Lake Sinclair · lake · McCormick · ~104 km · Must-see
• Lake Greenwood State Park · lake · Greenwood · ~105 km · Must-see
• Hard Labor Reservoir Dam · lake · Walton · ~109 km · Must-see
• Lake Hartwell · lake · Oconee · ~114 km · Must-see

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