Boom Hole

Boom Hole: 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 Boom Hole

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 Boom Hole — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 37.28256, -85.45608. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Boom Hole

• Green River Lake · lake · Adair · ~21 km · Must-see
• Muldraugh Hill · viewpoint · Taylor · ~29 km · Must-see
• Frenchman Knob · viewpoint · Hart · ~47 km · Must-see
• Abraham Lincoln Birthplace National Historical Park · sanctuary · Larue · ~48 km · Must-see
• Hodgenville Christian Church · church · Larue · ~51 km · Must-see
• Abbey of Gethsemani · church · Nelson · ~54 km · Must-see
• Kentucky Down Under Adventure Zoo · sanctuary · Hart · ~54 km · Must-see
• Kentucky Railway Museum · museum · Nelson · ~54 km · Must-see
• Saint Rose Priory · church · Washington · ~61 km · Must-see
• Wolf Creek National Fish Hatchery Visitor And Environmental Education Center · sanctuary · Russell · ~67 km · Must-see
• Great Onyx Cave · cave · Edmonson · ~69 km · Must-see
• Green River Knob · viewpoint · Casey · ~70 km · Must-see
• My Old Kentucky Home · museum · Nelson · ~73 km · Must-see
• Basilica of Saint Joseph Proto-Cathedral · church · Nelson · ~73 km · Must-see
• Basilica of St. Joseph Proto-Cathedral · church · Harrison · ~73 km · Must-see
• Hogards Chapel · church · Taylor · ~4 km
• Visitor's Center · fort · Green · ~6 km
• Original Water Works Building · fort · Green · ~6 km

See everything within a day’s drive of Boom Hole

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Boom Hole

• Green River Lake · lake · Adair · ~21 km · Must-see
• Nolin River Lake · lake · Grayson · ~78 km · Must-see
• Willisburg Lake · lake · Clark · ~82 km · Must-see
• Willisburg Lake · lake · Washington · ~83 km · Must-see
• Barren River Lake · lake · Barren · ~85 km · Must-see
• Dale Hollow Lake · lake · Middle Tennessee · ~102 km · Must-see
• Taylorsville Lake · lake · Clark · ~102 km · Must-see
• Cedar Creek Lake · lake · Lincoln · ~103 km · Must-see
• Herrington Lake · lake · Mercer · ~104 km · Must-see
• Shanty Hollow Lake · lake · Warren · ~105 km · Must-see

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