Long Lake

Long 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 Long 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 Long Lake — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 35.35392, -80.23266. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Long Lake

• Morrow Mountain State Park · sanctuary · Stanly · ~17 km · Must-see
• Lake Tillery · lake · Stanly · ~18 km · Must-see
• Badin Dam · lake · Montgomery · ~18 km · Must-see
• Tuckertown Dam · lake · Stanly · ~19 km · Must-see
• Lake Tillery · lake · Chesterfield · ~28 km · Must-see
• Grace-Lower Stone Church · church · Rowan · ~32 km · Must-see
• Uwharrie National Forest · sanctuary · Montgomery · ~34 km · Must-see
• Lake Lynn Dam · lake · Cabarrus · ~34 km · Must-see
• High Rock Lake · lake · Davidson · ~44 km · Must-see
• Birkhead Mountains Wilderness · sanctuary · Randolph · ~50 km · Must-see
• Rowan Museum · museum · Rowan · ~51 km · Must-see
• North Carolina Zoo · sanctuary · Randolph · ~55 km · Must-see
• Reedy Creek Park · park · York · ~56 km · Must-see
• Reedy Creek Regional Park · park · Mecklenburg · ~56 km · Must-see
• Van Landingham Glen · sanctuary · Mecklenburg · ~57 km · Must-see
• Susie Harwood Garden · sanctuary · Mecklenburg · ~57 km · Must-see
• Thyatira Presbyterian Church · church · Rowan · ~62 km · Must-see
• Carolina Renaissance Festival · park · Mecklenburg · ~62 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Long Lake

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Long Lake

• Lake Tillery · lake · Stanly · ~18 km · Must-see
• Badin Dam · lake · Montgomery · ~18 km · Must-see
• Tuckertown Dam · lake · Stanly · ~19 km · Must-see
• Lake Tillery · lake · Chesterfield · ~28 km · Must-see
• Lake Lynn Dam · lake · Cabarrus · ~34 km · Must-see
• High Rock Lake · lake · Davidson · ~44 km · Must-see
• Mountain Island Lake · lake · Gaston · ~82 km · Must-see
• Randleman Lake · lake · Randolph · ~86 km · Must-see
• Lake Norman · lake · Catawba · ~90 km · Must-see
• Wylie Dam · lake · York · ~99 km · Must-see

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