Paddy Hole

Paddy Hole: 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 Paddy Hole

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 Paddy Hole — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 37.30617, -85.59441. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Paddy Hole

• Frenchman Knob · viewpoint · Hart · ~32 km · Must-see
• Muldraugh Hill · viewpoint · Taylor · ~36 km · Must-see
• Green River Lake · lake · Adair · ~37 km · Must-see
• Abraham Lincoln Birthplace National Historical Park · sanctuary · Larue · ~39 km · Must-see
• Kentucky Down Under Adventure Zoo · sanctuary · Hart · ~40 km · Must-see
• Hodgenville Christian Church · church · Larue · ~41 km · Must-see
• Kentucky Railway Museum · museum · Nelson · ~49 km · Must-see
• Abbey of Gethsemani · church · Nelson · ~50 km · Must-see
• Great Onyx Cave · cave · Edmonson · ~55 km · Must-see
• Nolin River Lake · lake · Grayson · ~62 km · Must-see
• Mammoth Cave National Park · cave · Edmonson · ~63 km · Must-see
• Martin Ridge Cave System · cave · Edmonson · ~64 km · Must-see
• Saint Rose Priory · church · Washington · ~65 km · Must-see
• Cedar Sink · viewpoint · Edmonson · ~66 km · Must-see
• My Old Kentucky Home · museum · Nelson · ~71 km · Must-see
• Brigadoon State Nature Preserve · sanctuary · Barren · ~71 km · Must-see
• Basilica of St. Joseph Proto-Cathedral · church · Harrison · ~71 km · Must-see
• Basilica of Saint Joseph Proto-Cathedral · church · Nelson · ~71 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Paddy Hole

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Paddy Hole

• Green River Lake · lake · Adair · ~37 km · Must-see
• Nolin River Lake · lake · Grayson · ~62 km · Must-see
• Barren River Lake · lake · Barren · ~76 km · Must-see
• Willisburg Lake · lake · Clark · ~87 km · Must-see
• Willisburg Lake · lake · Washington · ~87 km · Must-see
• Shanty Hollow Lake · lake · Warren · ~90 km · Must-see
• Taylorsville Lake · lake · Clark · ~103 km · Must-see
• Dale Hollow Lake · lake · Middle Tennessee · ~109 km · Must-see
• Beaver Lake · lake · Clark · ~111 km · Must-see
• Beaver Lake · lake · Anderson · ~112 km · Must-see

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