Beaver Lake

Beaver 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 Beaver 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 Beaver Lake — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 40.15557, -82.64855. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Beaver Lake

• Morris Woods State Nature Preserve · sanctuary · Licking · ~2 km · Must-see
• Avery–Hunter House · fort · Licking · ~19 km · Must-see
• Spring Valley Nature Preserve · sanctuary · Licking · ~19 km · Must-see
• Alligator Effigy · fort · Licking · ~20 km · Must-see
• Bryn Du Mansion · fort · Licking · ~21 km · Must-see
• Bethel Baptist Church · fort · Licking · ~22 km · Must-see
• Rich Hill · viewpoint · Knox · ~25 km · Must-see
• Octagon Earthworks · fort · Licking · ~26 km · Must-see
• Hoover Dam · lake · Franklin · ~26 km · Must-see
• Newark Earthworks · fort · Licking · ~28 km · Must-see
• Hayden Falls Nature Preserve · waterfall · Franklin · ~28 km · Must-see
• Macedonian Orthodox Church · church · Franklin · ~29 km · Must-see
• Dwell Community Church · church · Franklin · ~33 km · Must-see
• Blacklick Woods Metro Park · sanctuary · Fairfield · ~35 km · Must-see
• Dawes Arboretum · park · Licking · ~35 km · Must-see
• Alum Creek State Park · sanctuary · Delaware · ~36 km · Must-see
• Buckeye Lake State Park · lake · Licking · ~36 km · Must-see
• Alum Creek Lake · lake · Delaware · ~36 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Beaver Lake

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Beaver Lake

• Hoover Dam · lake · Franklin · ~26 km · Must-see
• Buckeye Lake State Park · lake · Licking · ~36 km · Must-see
• Alum Creek Lake · lake · Delaware · ~36 km · Must-see
• Buckeye Lake · lake · Fairfield · ~38 km · Must-see
• Mirror Lake · lake · Franklin · ~45 km · Must-see
• Ohio State University Golf Course Lake Dam · lake · Franklin · ~47 km · Must-see
• Knox Lake Dam · lake · Knox · ~49 km · Must-see
• O'Shaughnessy Dam · lake · Delaware · ~51 km · Must-see
• Delaware Dam · lake · Delaware · ~53 km · Must-see
• Dillon Dam · lake · Muskingum · ~65 km · Must-see

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