Baxter Lake

Baxter Lake: 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 Baxter Lake

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 Baxter Lake — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 38.44235, -85.26252. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Baxter Lake

• Louisville Kentucky Temple · church · Oldham · ~30 km · Must-see
• Ohio Valley in Kentucky · viewpoint · Clark · ~30 km · Must-see
• Guist Creek Lake · lake · Shelby · ~34 km · Must-see
• Guist Creek Lake · lake · Clark · ~35 km · Must-see
• Charlestown State Park · park · Clark · ~40 km · Must-see
• Jeptha Knob · viewpoint · Clark · ~40 km · Must-see
• Jeptha Knob · viewpoint · Shelby · ~40 km · Must-see
• Big Cedar Cliffs · viewpoint · Jefferson · ~42 km · Must-see
• Elmer Davis Lake · lake · Switzerland · ~43 km · Must-see
• St. Stephen's African Methodist Episcopal Church · church · Jefferson · ~44 km · Must-see
• Blackacre Nature Preserve and Historic Homestead · sanctuary · Clark · ~45 km · Must-see
• Fort William · fort · Clark · ~46 km · Must-see
• Prather Site · fort · Clark · ~48 km · Must-see
• Eastern Heights Baptist Church · church · Clark · ~50 km · Must-see
• Seneca Park · park · Jefferson · ~53 km · Must-see
• Seneca Park · park · Clark · ~53 km · Must-see
• Cherokee Park · park · Jefferson · ~55 km · Must-see
• Cherokee Park · park · Clark · ~55 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Baxter Lake

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Baxter Lake

• Guist Creek Lake · lake · Shelby · ~34 km · Must-see
• Guist Creek Lake · lake · Clark · ~35 km · Must-see
• Elmer Davis Lake · lake · Switzerland · ~43 km · Must-see
• Beargrass Creek · lake · Jefferson · ~56 km · Must-see
• Markland Locks and Dam · lake · Gallatin · ~56 km · Must-see
• Taylorsville Lake · lake · Clark · ~62 km · Must-see
• Deam Lake State Recreation Area · lake · Clark · ~65 km · Must-see
• Hardy Lake · lake · Scott · ~66 km · Must-see
• Beaver Lake · lake · Anderson · ~71 km · Must-see
• Beaver Lake · lake · Clark · ~72 km · Must-see

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