Lake Joyce

Lake Joyce: 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 Lake Joyce

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 Lake Joyce — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 38.42773, -85.67359. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Lake Joyce

• Charlestown State Park · park · Clark · ~5 km · Must-see
• Prather Site · fort · Clark · ~7 km · Must-see
• Eastern Heights Baptist Church · church · Clark · ~13 km · Must-see
• Lapping Park · sanctuary · Clark · ~16 km · Must-see
• Deam Lake State Recreation Area · lake · Clark · ~21 km · Must-see
• Luther F Warder Park · park · Clark · ~23 km · Must-see
• Old Clarksville Site · fort · Clark · ~23 km · Must-see
• Ohio Valley in Kentucky · viewpoint · Clark · ~23 km · Must-see
• Falls of the Ohio State Park · waterfall · Clark · ~23 km · Must-see
• The Central Green · park · Clark · ~23 km · Must-see
• Waterfront Park · park · Jefferson · ~24 km · Must-see
• Beargrass Creek · lake · Jefferson · ~24 km · Must-see
• David Armstrong Extreme Park · park · Jefferson · ~25 km · Must-see
• Louisville Kentucky Temple · church · Oldham · ~25 km · Must-see
• Belle of Louisville · attraction · Jefferson · ~25 km · Must-see
• Second Baptist Church · church · Floyd · ~26 km · Must-see
• Fort Nelson · fort · Clark · ~26 km · Must-see
• Scribner House · museum · Floyd · ~26 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Lake Joyce

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Lake Joyce

• Deam Lake State Recreation Area · lake · Clark · ~21 km · Must-see
• Beargrass Creek · lake · Jefferson · ~24 km · Must-see
• Hardy Lake · lake · Scott · ~49 km · Must-see
• Guist Creek Lake · lake · Shelby · ~65 km · Must-see
• Guist Creek Lake · lake · Clark · ~66 km · Must-see
• Taylorsville Lake · lake · Clark · ~77 km · Must-see
• Elmer Davis Lake · lake · Switzerland · ~88 km · Must-see
• Markland Locks and Dam · lake · Gallatin · ~91 km · Must-see
• Beaver Lake · lake · Anderson · ~96 km · Must-see
• Beaver Lake · lake · Clark · ~96 km · Must-see

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