Walker Lakes

Walker Lakes: 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 Walker Lakes

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 Walker Lakes — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 32.80528, -83.61083. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Walker Lakes

• Ocmulgee Mounds National Historical Park · fort · Bibb · ~5 km · Must-see
• Christ Episcopal Church · church · Bibb · ~5 km · Must-see
• First Presbyterian Church · church · Bibb · ~5 km · Must-see
• Cannonball House · museum · Bibb · ~5 km · Must-see
• Edwards Lake Dam · lake · Bibb · ~6 km · Must-see
• Bond Swamp · sanctuary · Bibb · ~9 km · Must-see
• Bankston Lake Dam · lake · Bibb · ~12 km · Must-see
• Museum of Arts and Sciences · museum · Bibb · ~13 km · Must-see
• Tobesofkee Creek · lake · Bibb · ~16 km · Must-see
• protected area of Georgia · sanctuary · Jones · ~25 km · Must-see
• Museum of Aviation · museum · Houston · ~30 km · Must-see
• WMGB · attraction · Peach · ~38 km · Must-see
• WDDO · attraction · Peach · ~38 km · Must-see
• WNEX-FM · attraction · Peach · ~38 km · Must-see
• Piedmont National Wildlife Refuge · sanctuary · Jones · ~39 km · Must-see
• Houston Lake Dam · lake · Houston · ~43 km · Must-see
• Historic Crawford County Courthouse · attraction · Crawford · ~47 km · Must-see
• Bartram Educational Forest · sanctuary · McCormick · ~56 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Walker Lakes

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Walker Lakes

• Edwards Lake Dam · lake · Bibb · ~6 km · Must-see
• Bankston Lake Dam · lake · Bibb · ~12 km · Must-see
• Tobesofkee Creek · lake · Bibb · ~16 km · Must-see
• Houston Lake Dam · lake · Houston · ~43 km · Must-see
• Lake Sinclair · lake · McCormick · ~67 km · Must-see
• Chief Mcintosh Lake Dam · lake · Butts · ~72 km · Must-see
• Lake Sinclair · lake · Putnam · ~73 km · Must-see
• Lloyd Shoals - Emergency Spillway Dam · lake · Butts · ~76 km · Must-see
• Lake Oconee · lake · McCormick · ~92 km · Must-see
• Lake Bulow Campbell · lake · Newton · ~96 km · Must-see

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