Pell Lake

Pell 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 Pell 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 Pell Lake — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 36.46327, -80.45839. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Pell Lake

• Jessup's Mill · attraction · Stokes · ~13 km · Must-see
• Pilot Mountain · viewpoint · Surry · ~17 km · Must-see
• Andy Griffith Museum · museum · Patrick · ~17 km · Must-see
• Laurel Hill Farm · park · Patrick · ~18 km · Must-see
• Hanging Rock State Park · sanctuary · Stokes · ~21 km · Must-see
• Moore's Knob Firetower · viewpoint · Stokes · ~22 km · Must-see
• Lovill's Creek Lake · lake · Carroll · ~27 km · Must-see
• Moratock Park · sanctuary · Stokes · ~30 km · Must-see
• Donnaha Church · church · Forsyth · ~31 km · Must-see
• Germanton United Methodist Church · church · Stokes · ~38 km · Must-see
• Stewarts Creek State Wildlife Management Area · sanctuary · Carroll · ~42 km · Must-see
• SciWorks · sanctuary · Forsyth · ~44 km · Must-see
• Camp Raven Knob · sanctuary · Surry · ~45 km · Must-see
• Buffalo Mountain Natural Area Preserve · sanctuary · Floyd · ~46 km · Must-see
• Jack's Creek Covered Bridge · fort · Patrick · ~47 km · Must-see
• Rocky Knob Recreation Area · sanctuary · Floyd · ~49 km · Must-see
• Bob White Covered Bridge · viewpoint · Patrick · ~50 km · Must-see
• Reynolda House · museum · Forsyth · ~51 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Pell Lake

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Pell Lake

• Lovill's Creek Lake · lake · Carroll · ~27 km · Must-see
• Belews Creek Dam · lake · Rockingham · ~52 km · Must-see
• WIFM-FM (Elkin) · lake · Yadkin · ~56 km · Must-see
• Philpott Lake · lake · Patrick · ~65 km · Must-see
• Claytor Lake · lake · Pulaski · ~81 km · Must-see
• Claytor Lake State Park · lake · Pulaski · ~85 km · Must-see
• W. Kerr Scott Reservoir · lake · Wilkes · ~102 km · Must-see
• Randleman Lake · lake · Randolph · ~105 km · Must-see
• Spring Hollow Reservoir · lake · Monroe · ~111 km · Must-see
• High Rock Lake · lake · Davidson · ~112 km · Must-see

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