Mirror Lakes

Mirror Lakes: 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 Mirror Lakes

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 Mirror Lakes — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 35.63283, -80.46169. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Mirror Lakes

• Rowan Museum · museum · Rowan · ~5 km · Must-see
• Grace-Lower Stone Church · church · Rowan · ~16 km · Must-see
• Thyatira Presbyterian Church · church · Rowan · ~20 km · Must-see
• High Rock Lake · lake · Davidson · ~20 km · Must-see
• Boone's Cave Park · cave · Davidson · ~23 km · Must-see
• Lake Lynn Dam · lake · Cabarrus · ~33 km · Must-see
• Grace Episcopal Church · church · Davidson · ~35 km · Must-see
• Old Davidson County Courthouse · museum · Davidson · ~35 km · Must-see
• First Reformed United Church of Christ · church · Davidson · ~36 km · Must-see
• Tuckertown Dam · lake · Stanly · ~38 km · Must-see
• Carolina Renaissance Festival · park · Mecklenburg · ~45 km · Must-see
• Badin Dam · lake · Montgomery · ~51 km · Must-see
• Tanglewood Arboretum · sanctuary · Forsyth · ~52 km · Must-see
• Susie Harwood Garden · sanctuary · Mecklenburg · ~54 km · Must-see
• Van Landingham Glen · sanctuary · Mecklenburg · ~54 km · Must-see
• Morrow Mountain State Park · sanctuary · Stanly · ~55 km · Must-see
• Cul Res Fort Dobbs · fort · Iredell · ~56 km · Must-see
• Reedy Creek Park · park · York · ~57 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Mirror Lakes

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Mirror Lakes

• High Rock Lake · lake · Davidson · ~20 km · Must-see
• Lake Lynn Dam · lake · Cabarrus · ~33 km · Must-see
• Tuckertown Dam · lake · Stanly · ~38 km · Must-see
• Badin Dam · lake · Montgomery · ~51 km · Must-see
• Lake Norman · lake · Catawba · ~58 km · Must-see
• Lake Tillery · lake · Stanly · ~63 km · Must-see
• Mountain Island Lake · lake · Gaston · ~67 km · Must-see
• Lake Tillery · lake · Chesterfield · ~74 km · Must-see
• Randleman Lake · lake · Randolph · ~78 km · Must-see
• WIFM-FM (Elkin) · lake · Yadkin · ~89 km · Must-see

All lakes, dams & reservoirs in North Carolina

Frequently asked