Back Lake

Back 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 Back 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 Back Lake — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 35.69821, -75.80441. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Back Lake

• Roanoke Marshes Light · attraction · Dare · ~20 km · Must-see
• Croatan Sound · beach · Dare · ~25 km · Must-see
• Cape Hatteras National Seashore · sanctuary · Dare · ~31 km · Must-see
• Bodie Island Lighthouse · attraction · Dare · ~32 km · Must-see
• North Carolina Aquarium on Roanoke Island · sanctuary · Dare · ~33 km · Must-see
• Coquina Beach · beach · Virginia · ~34 km · Must-see
• Fort Raleigh National Historic Site · fort · Dare · ~34 km · Must-see
• Pea Island National Wildlife Refuge · sanctuary · Dare · ~35 km · Must-see
• Roanoke Sound · beach · Dare · ~37 km · Must-see
• Wright Brothers National Memorial · park · Dare · ~47 km · Must-see
• Mattamuskeet National Wildlife Refuge · sanctuary · Hyde · ~47 km · Must-see
• Lake Mattamuskeet · lake · Hyde · ~52 km · Must-see
• Pamlico Sound · lake · Hyde · ~55 km · Must-see
• Albemarle Sound · beach · Tyrrell · ~58 km · Must-see
• New Lake · lake · Hyde · ~63 km · Must-see
• Pettigrew State Park · sanctuary · Washington · ~68 km · Must-see
• Graveyard of the Atlantic Museum · museum · Dare · ~69 km · Must-see
• Cape Hatteras Lighthouse · beach · Virginia · ~70 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Back Lake

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Back Lake

• Lake Mattamuskeet · lake · Hyde · ~52 km · Must-see
• Pamlico Sound · lake · Hyde · ~55 km · Must-see
• New Lake · lake · Hyde · ~63 km · Must-see
• Lake Phelps · lake · Washington · ~76 km · Must-see
• Pungo Lake · lake · Washington · ~84 km · Must-see
• Currituck Sound · lake · Currituck · ~90 km · Must-see
• Lake Drummond · lake · Chesapeake · ~146 km · Must-see
• Stumpy Point Bay · lake · Dare · ~5 km
• Shallowbag Bay · lake · Dare · ~33 km
• Pungo Lake Observation Point · lake · Washington · ~85 km

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