Cooling Lake

Cooling 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 Cooling 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 Cooling Lake — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 34.58098, -78.96916. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Cooling Lake

• Asbury Methodist Church · church · Robeson · ~26 km · Must-see
• South of the Border · attraction · Dillon · ~41 km · Must-see
• Jones Lake State Park · lake · Bladen · ~43 km · Must-see
• Turnbull Creek Educational State Forest · sanctuary · Bladen · ~47 km · Must-see
• Little Pee Dee State Park · park · Dillon · ~51 km · Must-see
• Bladen Lakes State Forest · sanctuary · Bladen · ~52 km · Must-see
• Hope Mills Lake · lake · Dillon · ~55 km · Must-see
• Singletary Lake State Park · lake · Bladen · ~59 km · Must-see
• Arsenal Park · park · Cumberland · ~66 km · Must-see
• Fayetteville Arsenal · fort · Dillon · ~66 km · Must-see
• Market House · attraction · Cumberland · ~66 km · Must-see
• Museum of the Cape Fear Historical Complex · church · Dillon · ~66 km · Must-see
• First Presbyterian Church · church · Cumberland · ~66 km · Must-see
• Hay Street United Methodist Church · church · Cumberland · ~67 km · Must-see
• First Baptist Church · church · Cumberland · ~67 km · Must-see
• Evans Metropolitan AME Zion Church · church · Cumberland · ~67 km · Must-see
• Saint John's Episcopal Church · church · Cumberland · ~67 km · Must-see
• Cape Fear Botanical Garden · sanctuary · Cumberland · ~67 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Cooling Lake

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Cooling Lake

• Jones Lake State Park · lake · Bladen · ~43 km · Must-see
• Hope Mills Lake · lake · Dillon · ~55 km · Must-see
• Singletary Lake State Park · lake · Bladen · ~59 km · Must-see
• Lake Waccamaw State Park · lake · Columbus · ~67 km · Must-see
• McArthur Lake · lake · Marlboro · ~90 km · Must-see
• Pepsi Cola Lake · lake · Florence · ~94 km · Must-see
• Harris Lake · lake · Wake · ~143 km · Must-see
• Bass Lake · lake · Wake · ~148 km · Must-see
• Bass Lake Dam · lake · Wake · ~149 km · Must-see
• Sunset Lake · lake · Wake · ~150 km · Must-see

All lakes, dams & reservoirs in South Carolina

Frequently asked