Hocking County Lake

Hocking County 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 Hocking County 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 Hocking County Lake — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 39.53896, -82.46725. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Hocking County Lake

• Cantwell Cliffs · viewpoint · Hocking · ~12 km · Must-see
• Hocking State Forest · sanctuary · Hocking · ~15 km · Must-see
• Hocking Hills State Park · sanctuary · Hocking · ~15 km · Must-see
• Clear Creek Metro Park · sanctuary · Hocking · ~16 km · Must-see
• Conkles Hollow State Nature Preserve · sanctuary · Hocking · ~16 km · Must-see
• Old Man's Cave · cave · Hocking · ~17 km · Must-see
• Rose Lake · lake · Hocking · ~17 km · Must-see
• Wayne National Forest - Athens Unit · sanctuary · Hocking · ~20 km · Must-see
• Ash Cave Recreation Area · cave · Hocking · ~22 km · Must-see
• Nelsonvile Cross · fort · Athens · ~28 km · Must-see
• Basilica of St. Mary of the Assumption · church · Fairfield · ~28 km · Must-see
• Zaleski State Forest · sanctuary · Vinton · ~33 km · Must-see
• Cross Mound · fort · Fairfield · ~34 km · Must-see
• Bowman Mill Covered Bridge · fort · Perry · ~36 km · Must-see
• Mount Olive Road Covered Bridge · fort · Vinton · ~37 km · Must-see
• Saint Joseph Church · church · Perry · ~39 km · Must-see
• Tar Hollow State Forest · sanctuary · Ross · ~40 km · Must-see
• Trinity Episcopal Church · church · Vinton · ~41 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Hocking County Lake

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Hocking County Lake

• Rose Lake · lake · Hocking · ~17 km · Must-see
• Wolf Plains · lake · Athens · ~41 km · Must-see
• Fox Lake Wildlife Area · lake · Athens · ~44 km · Must-see
• Lake Snowden · lake · Athens · ~50 km · Must-see
• Buckeye Lake · lake · Fairfield · ~53 km · Must-see
• Buckeye Lake State Park · lake · Licking · ~55 km · Must-see
• Ross Lake · lake · Ross · ~55 km · Must-see
• Lake Alma State Park · lake · Vinton · ~55 km · Must-see
• Lake Katharine Dam · lake · Jackson · ~67 km · Must-see
• Hammertown Lake Dam · lake · Jackson · ~71 km · Must-see

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