Laurel Lakes

Laurel Lakes: 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 Laurel Lakes

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 Laurel Lakes — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 36.74264, -83.65498. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Laurel Lakes

• Cannon Creek Lake · lake · East Tennessee · ~10 km · Must-see
• Cannon Creek Lake · lake · Bell · ~10 km · Must-see
• Kentucky Ridge State Forest · sanctuary · Bell · ~15 km · Must-see
• Kentucky Ridge State Forest · sanctuary · East Tennessee · ~19 km · Must-see
• Gap Cave · sanctuary · East Tennessee · ~19 km · Must-see
• Tri-State Peak · viewpoint · Bell · ~20 km · Must-see
• Tri-State Peak · viewpoint · East Tennessee · ~20 km · Must-see
• Wilderness Road State Park · sanctuary · Lee · ~20 km · Must-see
• Pine Mountain · viewpoint · Bell · ~29 km · Must-see
• Pine Mountain · viewpoint · Harlan · ~31 km · Must-see
• Dr. Thomas Walker State Historic Site · sanctuary · Knox · ~32 km · Must-see
• Cumberland Mountain · viewpoint · East Tennessee · ~34 km · Must-see
• Blanton Forest State Nature Preserve · park · Harlan · ~39 km · Must-see
• Cumberland Mountain · viewpoint · Lee · ~43 km · Must-see
• Martins Fork Lake · lake · Harlan · ~44 km · Must-see
• Powell Mountain · viewpoint · East Tennessee · ~47 km · Must-see
• Wallen Ridge · viewpoint · East Tennessee · ~47 km · Must-see
• Cranks Creek Lake · lake · Harlan · ~48 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Laurel Lakes

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Laurel Lakes

• Cannon Creek Lake · lake · East Tennessee · ~10 km · Must-see
• Cannon Creek Lake · lake · Bell · ~10 km · Must-see
• Martins Fork Lake · lake · Harlan · ~44 km · Must-see
• Cranks Creek Lake · lake · Harlan · ~48 km · Must-see
• Norris Lake · lake · East Tennessee · ~56 km · Must-see
• Laurel River Lake · lake · Laurel · ~68 km · Must-see
• Cherokee Lake · lake · East Tennessee · ~81 km · Must-see
• Cherokee Dam · lake · East Tennessee · ~82 km · Must-see
• Buckhorn Lake · lake · Leslie · ~82 km · Must-see
• Norris Dam · lake · East Tennessee · ~87 km · Must-see

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