Temple Lake

Temple 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 Temple 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 Temple Lake — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 36.44708, -81.09527. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Temple Lake

• Stone Mountain State Park · sanctuary · Wilkes · ~9 km · Must-see
• Stone Mt State Park Waterfalls · waterfall · Wilkes · ~9 km · Must-see
• Doughton Park · sanctuary · Wilkes · ~11 km · Must-see
• Camp Raven Knob · sanctuary · Surry · ~27 km · Must-see
• Grayson Glades Natural Area Preserve · sanctuary · Grayson · ~29 km · Must-see
• Blue Ridge Parkway · sanctuary · Grayson · ~30 km · Must-see
• New River State Park · sanctuary · Ashe · ~31 km · Must-see
• Rendezvous Mountain Educational State Forest · park · Wilkes · ~38 km · Must-see
• Rendezvous Mountain State Park · sanctuary · Wilkes · ~39 km · Must-see
• Stewarts Creek State Wildlife Management Area · sanctuary · Carroll · ~39 km · Must-see
• Mount Jefferson State Natural Area · viewpoint · Ashe · ~41 km · Must-see
• Rendezvous Mountain State Forest · sanctuary · Wilkes · ~41 km · Must-see
• WIFM-FM (Elkin) · lake · Yadkin · ~45 km · Must-see
• Horse Heaven · viewpoint · Wythe · ~47 km · Must-see
• Devils Den · sanctuary · Grayson · ~48 km · Must-see
• Mulatto Mountain · viewpoint · Ashe · ~48 km · Must-see
• Little Dry Run Wilderness · sanctuary · Wythe · ~48 km · Must-see
• W. Kerr Scott Reservoir · lake · Wilkes · ~50 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Temple Lake

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Temple Lake

• WIFM-FM (Elkin) · lake · Yadkin · ~45 km · Must-see
• W. Kerr Scott Reservoir · lake · Wilkes · ~50 km · Must-see
• Lovill's Creek Lake · lake · Carroll · ~54 km · Must-see
• Bass Lake · lake · Watauga · ~79 km · Must-see
• Claytor Lake · lake · Pulaski · ~93 km · Must-see
• Claytor Lake State Park · lake · Pulaski · ~100 km · Must-see
• South Holston Lake · lake · East Tennessee · ~103 km · Must-see
• Watauga Lake · lake · East Tennessee · ~106 km · Must-see
• South Holston Dam · lake · East Tennessee · ~112 km · Must-see
• Lake Norman · lake · Catawba · ~120 km · Must-see

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