Dranes

Dranes: 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 Dranes

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 Dranes — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 37.64935, -86.02647. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Dranes

• Hodgenville Christian Church · church · Larue · ~33 km · Must-see
• Abraham Lincoln Birthplace National Historical Park · sanctuary · Larue · ~39 km · Must-see
• Frenchman Knob · viewpoint · Hart · ~44 km · Must-see
• Falls Of Rough Historic District · waterfall · Breckinridge · ~44 km · Must-see
• Nolin River Lake · lake · Grayson · ~45 km · Must-see
• Kentucky Railway Museum · museum · Nelson · ~48 km · Must-see
• Fort Duffield · fort · Harrison · ~49 km · Must-see
• Knobs State Forest · sanctuary · Harrison · ~50 km · Must-see
• Abbey of Gethsemani · church · Nelson · ~55 km · Must-see
• Great Onyx Cave · cave · Edmonson · ~60 km · Must-see
• Jefferson Memorial Forest · park · Harrison · ~63 km · Must-see
• Kentucky Down Under Adventure Zoo · sanctuary · Hart · ~63 km · Must-see
• Jefferson Memorial Forest · sanctuary · Jefferson · ~63 km · Must-see
• Basilica of St. Joseph Proto-Cathedral · church · Harrison · ~65 km · Must-see
• Basilica of Saint Joseph Proto-Cathedral · church · Nelson · ~65 km · Must-see
• Mammoth Cave National Park · cave · Edmonson · ~66 km · Must-see
• My Old Kentucky Home · museum · Nelson · ~66 km · Must-see
• Indian Hill · viewpoint · Edmonson · ~67 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Dranes

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Dranes

• Nolin River Lake · lake · Grayson · ~45 km · Must-see
• Shanty Hollow Lake · lake · Warren · ~80 km · Must-see
• Cannelton Locks and Dam · lake · Hancock · ~82 km · Must-see
• Beargrass Creek · lake · Jefferson · ~91 km · Must-see
• Willisburg Lake · lake · Clark · ~99 km · Must-see
• Taylorsville Lake · lake · Clark · ~99 km · Must-see
• Willisburg Lake · lake · Washington · ~99 km · Must-see
• Green River Lake · lake · Adair · ~100 km · Must-see
• Barren River Lake · lake · Barren · ~104 km · Must-see
• Deam Lake State Recreation Area · lake · Clark · ~115 km · Must-see

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