Lake Oconee
- Easy
- difficulty
- Sep–May
- best months
Lake Oconee is a fishing lake in Georgia, managed jointly by Georgia Power and the Georgia Department of Natural Resources. It sits about 0.3 miles from the town of Parks Mill, making it a short drive from town. Spring and fall bring the most comfortable weather. Typical averages from a nearby weather station show October highs around 75°F with lows near 50°F, while July highs reach about 91°F. The station sits roughly 335 feet below the lake, so temperatures at the water may run a bit cooler. Other spots are within easy reach. Sugar Creek, a canoeing route about 4 miles away, and Redlands Recreation Area, another fishing lake about 4.4 miles off, are the closest. Work Center Trail and Long Cut Trail, both hikes around 8.5 miles away, round out the options for a longer outing.
- Sugar CreekCanoeing4 mi
- Redlands Recreation AreaLake fishing4.4 mi
- Work Center TrailHiking8.3 mi
- Long Cut TrailHiking8.5 mi
Source: Roamze catalog (indexable pages within 10 miles, PostGIS distance)
- Amity Recreation AreaPier fishing · ~1h 22m drive
- Redlands Recreation AreaLake fishing · ~8 min drive
- Broad RiverRiver fishing · ~1h 25m drive
- Walker LakeLake fishing · ~8 min drive
- The Blue HoleLake fishing · ~26 min drive
- Macklin PondLake fishing · ~38 min drive
- Rex Haven Lake Number TwoLake fishing · ~39 min drive
- Smith LakeLake fishing · ~47 min drive
- Warrenton City PondLake fishing · ~59 min drive
- Lake MonroeLake fishing · ~60 min drive
Also worth it near here
- Swords Boat Day Use AreaBoat launch · ~6 min drive
- Oconee BouldersRock climbing · ~13 min drive
Camp Twin LakesCamping · ~36 min drivePhoto: savoryexposure from Atlanta, GA, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)
High Shoals Park LoopHiking · ~44 min drivePhoto: Wmw1490, CC BY-SA 4.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)
Best time to visit Lake Oconee
Best months: September–May. Best months have typical highs of 55–85 °F, lows of 30 °F or warmer (32 °F where the station doesn't record snow), at most one snowy day and no more than 12 wet days.
Jan
55° / 32°
9 wet
Feb
59° / 35°
8 wet
Mar
66° / 41°
9 wet
Apr
74° / 48°
7 wet
May
81° / 57°
7 wet
Jun
88° / 65°
8 wet
Jul
91° / 68°
9 wet
Aug
90° / 68°
8 wet
Sep
84° / 62°
7 wet
Oct
75° / 50°
7 wet
Nov
65° / 40°
7 wet
Dec
57° / 35°
9 wet
Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Siloam 3n, GA, 12.6 mi away at 695 ft. This station doesn't record snowfall. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.
