Reservoir Eight

Reservoir Eight: 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 Reservoir Eight

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 Reservoir Eight — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 34.32139, -83.05361. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Reservoir Eight

• Ty Cobb · attraction · Franklin · ~9 km · Must-see
• Lake Hartwell · lake · Oconee · ~33 km · Must-see
• Hebron Presbyterian Church · church · Banks · ~36 km · Must-see
• Lake Russell Calhoun Falls SC · waterfall · Abbeville · ~44 km · Must-see
• Currahee Mountain · viewpoint · Stephens · ~47 km · Must-see
• M60 · attraction · Banks · ~51 km · Must-see
• Toccoa Falls · waterfall · Stephens · ~52 km · Must-see
• M60 · attraction · Anderson · ~55 km · Must-see
• Howard's Rock · attraction · Pickens · ~55 km · Must-see
• South Carolina Botanical Garden · sanctuary · Pickens · ~56 km · Must-see
• Chenocetah Mountain · viewpoint · Habersham · ~58 km · Must-see
• Hurricane Shoals County Park · sanctuary · Jackson · ~58 km · Must-see
• Lake Yonah · lake · Stephens · ~60 km · Must-see
• Oconee County Cage · attraction · Oconee · ~62 km · Must-see
• Saint Mary's Church Steeple · church · Clarke · ~63 km · Must-see
• Herty Field · park · Clarke · ~63 km · Must-see
• Taylor-Grady House · fort · Clarke · ~63 km · Must-see
• University of Georgia Campus Arboretum · park · Clarke · ~63 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Reservoir Eight

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Reservoir Eight

• Lake Hartwell · lake · Oconee · ~33 km · Must-see
• Lake Yonah · lake · Stephens · ~60 km · Must-see
• Tugalo Dam · lake · Habersham · ~64 km · Must-see
• Rabun Beach Recreation Area · lake · Rabun · ~78 km · Must-see
• Lake Seed Recreation Area · lake · Rabun · ~81 km · Must-see
• Lake Toccoa · lake · East Tennessee · ~83 km · Must-see
• Lake Burton Dam · lake · Rabun · ~86 km · Must-see
• Jocassee Dam · lake · Oconee · ~90 km · Must-see
• Lake Jocassee · lake · Oconee · ~97 km · Must-see
• Lake Lanier · lake · Hall · ~98 km · Must-see

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