Laurel Lake

Laurel 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 Laurel 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 Laurel Lake — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 37.28897, -82.29581. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Laurel Lake

• Breaks Interstate Park · sanctuary · Dickenson · ~1 km · Must-see
• John W Flannagan Dam · lake · Dickenson · ~9 km · Must-see
• Fishtrap Lake · lake · Pike · ~20 km · Must-see
• Fishtrap Lake · lake · Mingo · ~24 km · Must-see
• Pine Mountain · viewpoint · Dickenson · ~26 km · Must-see
• Ralph Stanley Museum · museum · McDowell · ~26 km · Must-see
• Clinch Ranger District Cluster · sanctuary · Letcher · ~40 km · Must-see
• Pound Gap · sanctuary · Letcher · ~42 km · Must-see
• North Fork Pound Reservoir · lake · Letcher · ~44 km · Must-see
• North Fork of the Pound · sanctuary · Letcher · ~46 km · Must-see
• Clinch River State Park · sanctuary · Russell · ~51 km · Must-see
• Cleveland Barrens Natural Area Preserve · sanctuary · Russell · ~52 km · Must-see
• Pinnacle Natural Area Perserve · sanctuary · Russell · ~53 km · Must-see
• Oxbow Lake · lake · Russell · ~54 km · Must-see
• Horsepen Mountain · viewpoint · Logan · ~59 km · Must-see
• Little Stony Creek · sanctuary · Letcher · ~60 km · Must-see
• High Knob · viewpoint · Harlan · ~66 km · Must-see
• High Knob · viewpoint · Wise · ~66 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Laurel Lake

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Laurel Lake

• John W Flannagan Dam · lake · Dickenson · ~9 km · Must-see
• Fishtrap Lake · lake · Pike · ~20 km · Must-see
• Fishtrap Lake · lake · Mingo · ~24 km · Must-see
• North Fork Pound Reservoir · lake · Letcher · ~44 km · Must-see
• Oxbow Lake · lake · Russell · ~54 km · Must-see
• R. D. Bailey Lake · lake · Wyoming · ~72 km · Must-see
• Dewey Lake · lake · Floyd · ~74 km · Must-see
• Carr Creek Lake · lake · Knott · ~78 km · Must-see
• Anawalt Lake Wildlife Management Area · lake · McDowell · ~98 km · Must-see
• South Holston Lake · lake · East Tennessee · ~105 km · Must-see

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