Mountain Lake

Mountain 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 Mountain 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 Mountain Lake — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 36.85258, -82.37649. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Mountain Lake

• Little Stony Creek · sanctuary · Letcher · ~8 km · Must-see
• Oxbow Lake · lake · Russell · ~10 km · Must-see
• Clinch River State Park · sanctuary · Russell · ~20 km · Must-see
• Clinch Mountain · viewpoint · Russell · ~21 km · Must-see
• Cleveland Barrens Natural Area Preserve · sanctuary · Russell · ~27 km · Must-see
• Camp Rock · viewpoint · Harlan · ~27 km · Must-see
• High Knob · viewpoint · Harlan · ~29 km · Must-see
• High Knob · viewpoint · Wise · ~29 km · Must-see
• Devils Fork · sanctuary · Harlan · ~31 km · Must-see
• Pinnacle Natural Area Perserve · sanctuary · Russell · ~39 km · Must-see
• Powell Valley · viewpoint · Harlan · ~41 km · Must-see
• First Baptist Church · church · Sullivan · ~42 km · Must-see
• Ralph Stanley Museum · museum · McDowell · ~42 km · Must-see
• Laurel Fork · sanctuary · Harlan · ~43 km · Must-see
• The Channels Natural Area Preserve · sanctuary · Russell · ~45 km · Must-see
• Clinch Ranger District Cluster · sanctuary · Letcher · ~45 km · Must-see
• The Channels State Forest · sanctuary · Washington · ~45 km · Must-see
• Natural Tunnel State Park · sanctuary · Scott · ~45 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Mountain Lake

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Mountain Lake

• Oxbow Lake · lake · Russell · ~10 km · Must-see
• North Fork Pound Reservoir · lake · Letcher · ~47 km · Must-see
• Fort Patrick Henry Dam · lake · East Tennessee · ~51 km · Must-see
• John W Flannagan Dam · lake · Dickenson · ~53 km · Must-see
• South Holston Dam · lake · East Tennessee · ~56 km · Must-see
• South Holston Lake · lake · East Tennessee · ~57 km · Must-see
• Boone Lake · lake · East Tennessee · ~58 km · Must-see
• Boone Dam · lake · East Tennessee · ~58 km · Must-see
• Fishtrap Lake · lake · Pike · ~79 km · Must-see
• Fishtrap Lake · lake · Mingo · ~81 km · Must-see

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