Lake Tom

Lake Tom: 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 Lake Tom

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 Lake Tom — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 37.11812, -83.02853. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Lake Tom

• Lilley Cornett Woods · park · Letcher · ~6 km · Must-see
• Carr Creek Lake · lake · Knott · ~16 km · Must-see
• Pine Mountain · viewpoint · Letcher · ~17 km · Must-see
• Kentucky Coal Mining Museum · museum · Harlan · ~23 km · Must-see
• Halls Butt · viewpoint · Letcher · ~27 km · Must-see
• Black Mountain · viewpoint · Harlan · ~32 km · Must-see
• Kentenia State Forest · sanctuary · Harlan · ~35 km · Must-see
• Black Mountain Off-Road Adventure Area · sanctuary · Harlan · ~37 km · Must-see
• North Fork of the Pound · sanctuary · Letcher · ~41 km · Must-see
• Roaring Branch · sanctuary · Harlan · ~42 km · Must-see
• Stone Mountain Wilderness · sanctuary · Lee · ~43 km · Must-see
• North Fork Pound Reservoir · lake · Letcher · ~44 km · Must-see
• Pound Gap · sanctuary · Letcher · ~44 km · Must-see
• Powell Valley · viewpoint · Harlan · ~46 km · Must-see
• Clinch Ranger District Cluster · sanctuary · Letcher · ~48 km · Must-see
• Blanton Forest State Nature Preserve · park · Harlan · ~49 km · Must-see
• Buckhorn Lake · lake · Leslie · ~51 km · Must-see
• High Knob · viewpoint · Harlan · ~54 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Lake Tom

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Lake Tom

• Carr Creek Lake · lake · Knott · ~16 km · Must-see
• North Fork Pound Reservoir · lake · Letcher · ~44 km · Must-see
• Buckhorn Lake · lake · Leslie · ~51 km · Must-see
• Cranks Creek Lake · lake · Harlan · ~56 km · Must-see
• Martins Fork Lake · lake · Harlan · ~58 km · Must-see
• John W Flannagan Dam · lake · Dickenson · ~77 km · Must-see
• Fishtrap Lake · lake · Mingo · ~81 km · Must-see
• Fishtrap Lake · lake · Pike · ~84 km · Must-see
• Oxbow Lake · lake · Russell · ~84 km · Must-see
• Dewey Lake · lake · Floyd · ~89 km · Must-see

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