Lighthouse Lake

Lighthouse 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 Lighthouse 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 Lighthouse Lake — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 38.20765, -85.68320. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Lighthouse Lake

• Louisville Mega Cavern · attraction · Jefferson · ~2 km · Must-see
• Louisville Zoo · sanctuary · Jefferson · ~2 km · Must-see
• Butterfly Garden · sanctuary · Jefferson · ~2 km · Must-see
• Beargrass Creek State Nature Preserve · sanctuary · Clark · ~3 km · Must-see
• Seneca Park · park · Clark · ~4 km · Must-see
• Cherokee Park · park · Jefferson · ~4 km · Must-see
• Seneca Park · park · Jefferson · ~5 km · Must-see
• Eleven Jones Cave · cave · Clark · ~5 km · Must-see
• Cherokee Park · park · Clark · ~5 km · Must-see
• Kentucky Kingdom and Hurricane Bay · park · Jefferson · ~7 km · Must-see
• T3 · temple · Clark · ~7 km · Must-see
• Beargrass Creek · lake · Jefferson · ~8 km · Must-see
• Speed Art Museum · museum · Clark · ~9 km · Must-see
• David Armstrong Extreme Park · park · Jefferson · ~9 km · Must-see
• Waterfront Park · park · Jefferson · ~10 km · Must-see
• Cathedral of the Assumption · church · Jefferson · ~10 km · Must-see
• Fort William · fort · Clark · ~10 km · Must-see
• Belle of Louisville · attraction · Jefferson · ~11 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Lighthouse Lake

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Lighthouse Lake

• Beargrass Creek · lake · Jefferson · ~8 km · Must-see
• Deam Lake State Recreation Area · lake · Clark · ~41 km · Must-see
• Taylorsville Lake · lake · Clark · ~57 km · Must-see
• Guist Creek Lake · lake · Shelby · ~58 km · Must-see
• Guist Creek Lake · lake · Clark · ~59 km · Must-see
• Willisburg Lake · lake · Clark · ~78 km · Must-see
• Willisburg Lake · lake · Washington · ~78 km · Must-see
• Hardy Lake · lake · Scott · ~79 km · Must-see
• Beaver Lake · lake · Anderson · ~80 km · Must-see
• Beaver Lake · lake · Clark · ~80 km · Must-see

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