Golden Pond

Golden Pond: 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 Golden Pond

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 Golden Pond — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 36.77926, -88.06351. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Golden Pond

• Lake Barkley · lake · Trigg · ~4 km · Must-see
• Land Between the Lakes National Recreation Area · sanctuary · Trigg · ~5 km · Must-see
• Barkley Dam · lake · Lyon · ~38 km · Must-see
• Barkley Lock · lake · Livingston · ~38 km · Must-see
• Ft. Henry Trail Head at Land Between The Lakes · park · Middle Tennessee · ~38 km · Must-see
• Kentucky Dam Village State Resort Park · attraction · Marshall · ~39 km · Must-see
• Kentucky Dam · lake · Marshall · ~40 km · Must-see
• Fort Donelson National Battlefield · fort · Middle Tennessee · ~46 km · Must-see
• Paris Landing State Park · sanctuary · West Tennessee · ~53 km · Must-see
• Pennyrile State Forest · sanctuary · Christian · ~63 km · Must-see
• Grace Episcopal Church · church · Christian · ~65 km · Must-see
• Freeman Chapel C.M.E. Church · church · Christian · ~65 km · Must-see
• Kentucky Lake · lake · West Tennessee · ~66 km · Must-see
• Beshear Lake Dam · lake · Caldwell · ~67 km · Must-see
• Fort Anderson · fort · McCracken · ~74 km · Must-see
• Christ Temple · church · McCracken · ~75 km · Must-see
• Lloyd Tilghman Memorial · fort · McCracken · ~75 km · Must-see
• Gordon Hill · viewpoint · Trigg · ~5 km

See everything within a day’s drive of Golden Pond

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Golden Pond

• Lake Barkley · lake · Trigg · ~4 km · Must-see
• Barkley Dam · lake · Lyon · ~38 km · Must-see
• Barkley Lock · lake · Livingston · ~38 km · Must-see
• Kentucky Dam · lake · Marshall · ~40 km · Must-see
• Kentucky Lake · lake · West Tennessee · ~66 km · Must-see
• Beshear Lake Dam · lake · Caldwell · ~67 km · Must-see
• Mermet Lake State Fish and Wildlife Area · lake · Massac · ~110 km · Must-see
• Mermet Lake State Fish and Wildlife Area · lake · McCracken · ~110 km · Must-see
• Cheatham Lock · lake · Middle Tennessee · ~113 km · Must-see
• Lake Malone · lake · Todd · ~118 km · Must-see

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