Bailey Lake

Bailey 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 Bailey 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 Bailey Lake — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 38.99766, -81.93928. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Bailey Lake

• Meigs County Fairgrounds · park · Meigs · ~12 km · Must-see
• Old Meigs County Courthouse · museum · Meigs · ~13 km · Must-see
• Hobson Site · fort · Meigs · ~15 km · Must-see
• Mound Cemetery Mound · viewpoint · Meigs · ~16 km · Must-see
• McClintic Wildlife Management Area · sanctuary · Mason · ~18 km · Must-see
• Turkey Run Lake Wildlife Management Area · lake · Jackson · ~19 km · Must-see
• Forked Run State Park · park · Meigs · ~22 km · Must-see
• Shade River State Forest · sanctuary · Meigs · ~23 km · Must-see
• Belleville Lock and Dam · lake · Wood · ~27 km · Must-see
• Fort Randolph · fort · Gallia · ~30 km · Must-see
• Tu-Endie-Wei Point Pleasant Battle Monument State Park · park · Mason · ~31 km · Must-see
• Gallia County Junior Fairgrounds · sanctuary · Gallia · ~39 km · Must-see
• Chief Cornstalk Wildlife Management Area · sanctuary · Mason · ~42 km · Must-see
• Lake Snowden · lake · Athens · ~44 km · Must-see
• Tight Squeeze Hollow · viewpoint · Washington · ~49 km · Must-see
• College Green · park · Athens · ~49 km · Must-see
• Fox Lake Wildlife Area · lake · Athens · ~50 km · Must-see
• Blennerhassett Island Historical State Park · park · Wood · ~51 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Bailey Lake

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Bailey Lake

• Turkey Run Lake Wildlife Management Area · lake · Jackson · ~19 km · Must-see
• Belleville Lock and Dam · lake · Wood · ~27 km · Must-see
• Lake Snowden · lake · Athens · ~44 km · Must-see
• Fox Lake Wildlife Area · lake · Athens · ~50 km · Must-see
• Veto Lake · lake · Washington · ~57 km · Must-see
• Wolf Plains · lake · Athens · ~59 km · Must-see
• Woodrum Lake Wildlife Management Area · lake · Jackson · ~64 km · Must-see
• Lake Alma State Park · lake · Vinton · ~65 km · Must-see
• Lake Katharine Dam · lake · Jackson · ~80 km · Must-see
• Hammertown Lake Dam · lake · Jackson · ~81 km · Must-see

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