Eagle Lake

Eagle 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 Eagle 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 Eagle Lake — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 37.80874, -85.70513. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Eagle Lake

• Knobs State Forest · sanctuary · Harrison · ~11 km · Must-see
• Kentucky Railway Museum · museum · Nelson · ~24 km · Must-see
• Basilica of St. Joseph Proto-Cathedral · church · Harrison · ~26 km · Must-see
• Basilica of Saint Joseph Proto-Cathedral · church · Nelson · ~26 km · Must-see
• My Old Kentucky Home · museum · Nelson · ~27 km · Must-see
• Abbey of Gethsemani · church · Nelson · ~28 km · Must-see
• Abraham Lincoln Birthplace National Historical Park · sanctuary · Larue · ~33 km · Must-see
• Hodgenville Christian Church · church · Larue · ~33 km · Must-see
• Fort Duffield · fort · Harrison · ~36 km · Must-see
• Jefferson Memorial Forest · park · Harrison · ~37 km · Must-see
• Jefferson Memorial Forest · sanctuary · Jefferson · ~41 km · Must-see
• Saint Rose Priory · church · Washington · ~51 km · Must-see
• T3 · temple · Clark · ~54 km · Must-see
• Kentucky Kingdom and Hurricane Bay · park · Jefferson · ~54 km · Must-see
• Louisville Mega Cavern · attraction · Jefferson · ~55 km · Must-see
• Louisville Zoo · sanctuary · Jefferson · ~55 km · Must-see
• Butterfly Garden · sanctuary · Jefferson · ~55 km · Must-see
• Beargrass Creek State Nature Preserve · sanctuary · Clark · ~56 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Eagle Lake

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Eagle Lake

• Taylorsville Lake · lake · Clark · ~57 km · Must-see
• Willisburg Lake · lake · Clark · ~60 km · Must-see
• Willisburg Lake · lake · Washington · ~61 km · Must-see
• Beargrass Creek · lake · Jefferson · ~63 km · Must-see
• Beaver Lake · lake · Clark · ~78 km · Must-see
• Beaver Lake · lake · Anderson · ~78 km · Must-see
• Nolin River Lake · lake · Grayson · ~82 km · Must-see
• Guist Creek Lake · lake · Shelby · ~83 km · Must-see
• Guist Creek Lake · lake · Clark · ~83 km · Must-see
• Green River Lake · lake · Adair · ~91 km · Must-see

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