Cave Lake

Cave 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 Cave 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 Cave Lake — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 39.09173, -83.31991. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Cave Lake

• Pike State Forest · sanctuary · Pike · ~7 km · Must-see
• Fort Hill State Memorial · fort · Highland · ~9 km · Must-see
• Pike Lake State Park · lake · Pike · ~14 km · Must-see
• Serpent Mound · fort · Adams · ~15 km · Must-see
• Little Copperas Mountain · viewpoint · Ross · ~20 km · Must-see
• Rocky Fork State Park · sanctuary · Highland · ~22 km · Must-see
• Walker Hill · viewpoint · Adams · ~26 km · Must-see
• Quiverheart Gorge · sanctuary · Adams · ~28 km · Must-see
• Piketon Mounds · fort · Pike · ~33 km · Must-see
• World's Largest Horseshoe Crab · attraction · Highland · ~33 km · Must-see
• Behm Mountain · viewpoint · Adams · ~35 km · Must-see
• Hopewell Culture National Historical Park · fort · Ross · ~41 km · Must-see
• Scioto Trail State Park · park · Ross · ~43 km · Must-see
• Chaparral Prairie Nature Preserve · sanctuary · Adams · ~44 km · Must-see
• Adams Lake State Park · lake · Adams · ~44 km · Must-see
• The Edge of Appalachia Preserve · sanctuary · Adams · ~47 km · Must-see
• West Union Presbyterian Church · church · Adams · ~48 km · Must-see
• Story Mound State Memorial · fort · Ross · ~49 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Cave Lake

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Cave Lake

• Pike Lake State Park · lake · Pike · ~14 km · Must-see
• Adams Lake State Park · lake · Adams · ~44 km · Must-see
• Ross Lake · lake · Ross · ~56 km · Must-see
• Shawnee Village · lake · Scioto · ~61 km · Must-see
• Hammertown Lake Dam · lake · Jackson · ~69 km · Must-see
• Lake Katharine Dam · lake · Jackson · ~70 km · Must-see
• Lake Lorelei · lake · Brown · ~71 km · Must-see
• Cowan Lake · lake · Clinton · ~74 km · Must-see
• Stonelick Lake State Park · lake · Clermont · ~83 km · Must-see
• Lake Alma State Park · lake · Vinton · ~87 km · Must-see

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