Hawk Lake

Hawk 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 Hawk 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 Hawk Lake — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 38.11844, -81.13149. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Hawk Lake

• Hawks Nest State Park · park · Fayette · ~1 km · Must-see
• Carnifex Ferry Battlefield State Park · park · Nicholas · ~25 km · Must-see
• Babcock State Park · sanctuary · Fayette · ~25 km · Must-see
• Plum Orchard Lake · lake · Fayette · ~26 km · Must-see
• Beury Mountain Wildlife Management Area · sanctuary · Fayette · ~28 km · Must-see
• The Summit Bechtel Family National Scout Reserve · sanctuary · Fayette · ~32 km · Must-see
• New River Gorge National Park and Preserve · sanctuary · Fayette · ~33 km · Must-see
• Summersville Lake · lake · Nicholas · ~35 km · Must-see
• New River Gorge National Preserve · sanctuary · Fayette · ~36 km · Must-see
• Sewell Mountain · viewpoint · Fayette · ~41 km · Must-see
• Beckley Exhibition Coal Mine · museum · Raleigh · ~47 km · Must-see
• Beckley Mill Site · fort · Raleigh · ~48 km · Must-see
• Ebenezer Chapel · church · Kanawha · ~51 km · Must-see
• Hump Mountain · viewpoint · Summers · ~51 km · Must-see
• Plumley Mountain · viewpoint · Raleigh · ~51 km · Must-see
• Gwinn Mountain · viewpoint · Summers · ~52 km · Must-see
• Wallback Wildlife Management Area · sanctuary · Clay · ~56 km · Must-see
• West Virginia State Museum · museum · Kanawha · ~61 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Hawk Lake

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Hawk Lake

• Plum Orchard Lake · lake · Fayette · ~26 km · Must-see
• Summersville Lake · lake · Nicholas · ~35 km · Must-see
• Bluestone Lake · lake · Summers · ~73 km · Must-see
• Summit Lake · lake · Greenbrier · ~78 km · Must-see
• Woodrum Lake Wildlife Management Area · lake · Jackson · ~86 km · Must-see
• Bluestone Lake Wildlife Management Area · lake · Summers · ~88 km · Must-see
• Sutton Lake · lake · Washington · ~89 km · Must-see
• Sutton Lake · lake · Braxton · ~92 km · Must-see
• R. D. Bailey Lake · lake · Wyoming · ~101 km · Must-see
• Burnsville Lake · lake · Braxton · ~113 km · Must-see

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