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: 40.05929, -77.82405. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Mountain Lake

• Sidneys Knob · viewpoint · Fulton · ~8 km · Must-see
• Clark's Knob · viewpoint · Franklin · ~9 km · Must-see
• Blue Mountain · viewpoint · Franklin · ~13 km · Must-see
• Cowans Gap State Park · sanctuary · Fulton · ~15 km · Must-see
• Big Mountain · viewpoint · Franklin · ~19 km · Must-see
• Parnell Knob · viewpoint · Franklin · ~20 km · Must-see
• Tuscarora Mountain · viewpoint · Franklin · ~22 km · Must-see
• Fort Loudoun · fort · Franklin · ~24 km · Must-see
• Chambers Fort Park · church · Franklin · ~24 km · Must-see
• Historic Franklin County Jail · fort · Franklin · ~24 km · Must-see
• Zion Reformed Church · church · Franklin · ~25 km · Must-see
• Rockhill Trolley Museum · museum · Huntingdon · ~26 km · Must-see
• Meadow Grounds Lake · lake · Fulton · ~32 km · Must-see
• Big Spring State Park · sanctuary · Perry · ~33 km · Must-see
• Rays Hill · viewpoint · Huntingdon · ~34 km · Must-see
• Fort Morris · fort · Cumberland · ~34 km · Must-see
• Butler Knob · viewpoint · Huntingdon · ~36 km · Must-see
• Sideling Hill · viewpoint · Huntingdon · ~38 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Mountain Lake

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Mountain Lake

• Meadow Grounds Lake · lake · Fulton · ~32 km · Must-see
• Raystown Lake · lake · Huntingdon · ~50 km · Must-see
• Fuller Lake · lake · Cumberland · ~56 km · Must-see
• Laurel Lake · lake · Cumberland · ~59 km · Must-see
• Warrior Ridge Dam · lake · Huntingdon · ~70 km · Must-see
• Sleepy Creek Lake · lake · Berkeley · ~83 km · Must-see
• University Dam · lake · Huntingdon · ~84 km · Must-see
• Sleepy Creek Lake · lake · Washington · ~86 km · Must-see
• Shawnee Lake · lake · Bedford · ~86 km · Must-see
• Lake Altoona Dam · lake · Blair · ~90 km · Must-see

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