McBride Lake

McBride 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 McBride 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 McBride Lake — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 38.65857, -83.17714. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near McBride Lake

• Shawnee State Park Marina · sanctuary · Scioto · ~8 km · Must-see
• Shawnee Village · lake · Scioto · ~22 km · Must-see
• All Saints Episcopal Church · church · Scioto · ~22 km · Must-see
• Labold Field · park · Scioto · ~23 km · Must-see
• Tremper Mound · fort · Scioto · ~27 km · Must-see
• The Edge of Appalachia Preserve · sanctuary · Adams · ~29 km · Must-see
• Behm Mountain · viewpoint · Adams · ~31 km · Must-see
• Walker Hill · viewpoint · Adams · ~36 km · Must-see
• Greenbo Lake State Resort Park · attraction · Greenup · ~39 km · Must-see
• Greenbo Lake · lake · Greenup · ~41 km · Must-see
• Quiverheart Gorge · sanctuary · Adams · ~43 km · Must-see
• Adams Lake State Park · lake · Adams · ~43 km · Must-see
• West Union Presbyterian Church · church · Adams · ~44 km · Must-see
• Chaparral Prairie Nature Preserve · sanctuary · Adams · ~50 km · Must-see
• Piketon Mounds · fort · Pike · ~57 km · Must-see
• Serpent Mound · fort · Adams · ~58 km · Must-see
• Lake Vesuvius Dam · lake · Lawrence · ~60 km · Must-see
• Dean State Forest · park · Lawrence · ~60 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of McBride Lake

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near McBride Lake

• Shawnee Village · lake · Scioto · ~22 km · Must-see
• Greenbo Lake · lake · Greenup · ~41 km · Must-see
• Adams Lake State Park · lake · Adams · ~43 km · Must-see
• Lake Vesuvius Dam · lake · Lawrence · ~60 km · Must-see
• Grayson Lake · lake · Elliott · ~67 km · Must-see
• Pike Lake State Park · lake · Pike · ~70 km · Must-see
• Hammertown Lake Dam · lake · Jackson · ~77 km · Must-see
• Lake Katharine Dam · lake · Jackson · ~81 km · Must-see
• Yatesville Lake · lake · Lawrence · ~93 km · Must-see
• Lake Alma State Park · lake · Vinton · ~99 km · Must-see

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