Campton Lake

Campton 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 Campton 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 Campton Lake — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 37.74549, -83.54354. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Campton Lake

• Clifty Wilderness · sanctuary · Menifee · ~13 km · Must-see
• Red River Gorge Zipline · viewpoint · Wolfe · ~14 km · Must-see
• Natural Bridge State Resort Park · park · Powell · ~16 km · Must-see
• Kentucky Reptile Zoo · sanctuary · Powell · ~19 km · Must-see
• Cave Run Lake · cave · Rowan · ~42 km · Must-see
• Olympia State Forest · sanctuary · Bath · ~45 km · Must-see
• Big Lovely Mountain · viewpoint · Knott · ~60 km · Must-see
• Buckhorn Lake · lake · Leslie · ~63 km · Must-see
• Sugarloaf Mountain · viewpoint · Rowan · ~66 km · Must-see
• Daniel Boone National Forest · sanctuary · Jackson · ~68 km · Must-see
• Stuffley Knob · viewpoint · Johnson · ~69 km · Must-see
• Paintsville Lake · lake · Johnson · ~69 km · Must-see
• Wolfe County Cooperative Extension Service · museum · Wolfe · ~1 km
• Creation Falls · waterfall · Wolfe · ~4 km
• Pooch's Turtle Falls · waterfall · Wolfe · ~5 km
• Dog Fork Falls · waterfall · Wolfe · ~6 km
• Wildcat Wall · viewpoint · Wolfe · ~7 km
• Wildcat Falls · waterfall · Wolfe · ~7 km

See everything within a day’s drive of Campton Lake

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Campton Lake

• Buckhorn Lake · lake · Leslie · ~63 km · Must-see
• Paintsville Lake · lake · Johnson · ~69 km · Must-see
• Grayson Lake · lake · Elliott · ~83 km · Must-see
• Wilgreen Lake · lake · Madison · ~88 km · Must-see
• Dewey Lake · lake · Floyd · ~91 km · Must-see
• Carr Creek Lake · lake · Knott · ~94 km · Must-see
• Lake Carnico · lake · Nicholas · ~100 km · Must-see
• Yatesville Lake · lake · Lawrence · ~101 km · Must-see
• Lake Linville · lake · Rockcastle · ~102 km · Must-see
• Wood Creek Lake Dam · lake · Laurel · ~103 km · Must-see

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