Lake Copper

Lake Copper: 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 Lake Copper

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 Lake Copper — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 36.86850, -82.17647. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Lake Copper

• Cleveland Barrens Natural Area Preserve · sanctuary · Russell · ~9 km · Must-see
• Clinch River State Park · sanctuary · Russell · ~10 km · Must-see
• Clinch Mountain · viewpoint · Russell · ~15 km · Must-see
• Oxbow Lake · lake · Russell · ~17 km · Must-see
• Pinnacle Natural Area Perserve · sanctuary · Russell · ~19 km · Must-see
• The Channels Natural Area Preserve · sanctuary · Russell · ~22 km · Must-see
• The Channels State Forest · sanctuary · Washington · ~23 km · Must-see
• Little Stony Creek · sanctuary · Letcher · ~30 km · Must-see
• Beartown Mountain · viewpoint · Russell · ~32 km · Must-see
• Clinch Mountain · viewpoint · Russell · ~35 km · Must-see
• First Baptist Church · church · Sullivan · ~38 km · Must-see
• Redrock Mountain · viewpoint · Smyth · ~42 km · Must-see
• Saltville Baptist Church · church · Smyth · ~45 km · Must-see
• South Holston Lake · lake · East Tennessee · ~46 km · Must-see
• Camp Rock · viewpoint · Harlan · ~49 km · Must-see
• South Holston Dam · lake · East Tennessee · ~49 km · Must-see
• Ralph Stanley Museum · museum · McDowell · ~50 km · Must-see
• High Knob · viewpoint · Harlan · ~50 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Lake Copper

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Lake Copper

• Oxbow Lake · lake · Russell · ~17 km · Must-see
• South Holston Lake · lake · East Tennessee · ~46 km · Must-see
• South Holston Dam · lake · East Tennessee · ~49 km · Must-see
• John W Flannagan Dam · lake · Dickenson · ~54 km · Must-see
• North Fork Pound Reservoir · lake · Letcher · ~62 km · Must-see
• Boone Lake · lake · East Tennessee · ~63 km · Must-see
• Fort Patrick Henry Dam · lake · East Tennessee · ~63 km · Must-see
• Boone Dam · lake · East Tennessee · ~66 km · Must-see
• Watauga Lake · lake · East Tennessee · ~77 km · Must-see
• Fishtrap Lake · lake · Pike · ~80 km · Must-see

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