Boyd Lake

Boyd 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 Boyd 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 Boyd Lake — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 36.81353, -87.64036. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Boyd Lake

• Grace Episcopal Church · church · Christian · ~19 km · Must-see
• Freeman Chapel C.M.E. Church · church · Christian · ~19 km · Must-see
• Pennyrile State Forest · sanctuary · Christian · ~40 km · Must-see
• Lake Barkley · lake · Trigg · ~45 km · Must-see
• Land Between the Lakes National Recreation Area · sanctuary · Trigg · ~47 km · Must-see
• Beshear Lake Dam · lake · Caldwell · ~47 km · Must-see
• Fort Defiance Park · fort · Middle Tennessee · ~48 km · Must-see
• Trinity Episcopal Church · church · Middle Tennessee · ~51 km · Must-see
• Montgomery County Government · fort · Middle Tennessee · ~51 km · Must-see
• St Peter African Methodist Church · church · Middle Tennessee · ~51 km · Must-see
• Fort Donelson National Battlefield · fort · Middle Tennessee · ~51 km · Must-see
• Whites Chapel · church · Middle Tennessee · ~58 km · Must-see
• Ft. Henry Trail Head at Land Between The Lakes · park · Middle Tennessee · ~61 km · Must-see
• Barkley Dam · lake · Lyon · ~70 km · Must-see
• Barkley Lock · lake · Livingston · ~71 km · Must-see
• Lake Malone · lake · Todd · ~73 km · Must-see
• Cedar Bluff · viewpoint · Christian · ~13 km
• Montgomery Church · church · Trigg · ~14 km

See everything within a day’s drive of Boyd Lake

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Boyd Lake

• Lake Barkley · lake · Trigg · ~45 km · Must-see
• Beshear Lake Dam · lake · Caldwell · ~47 km · Must-see
• Barkley Dam · lake · Lyon · ~70 km · Must-see
• Barkley Lock · lake · Livingston · ~71 km · Must-see
• Lake Malone · lake · Todd · ~73 km · Must-see
• Kentucky Dam · lake · Marshall · ~75 km · Must-see
• Cheatham Lock · lake · Middle Tennessee · ~83 km · Must-see
• Kentucky Lake · lake · West Tennessee · ~86 km · Must-see
• Old Hickory Lock · lake · Middle Tennessee · ~131 km · Must-see
• Old Hickory Dam · lake · Middle Tennessee · ~131 km · Must-see

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