Taylor Dam

Taylor Dam: crowds and conditions

Typical pattern: moderate; weekends busier. 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 Taylor Dam

Season: August to December when reservoirs are full and gates may open.

Busiest days: Weekends and long holidays.

Crowd: Moderate; weekends busier.

Typical week: Mon light · Tue light · Wed light · Thu light · Fri light · Sat busy · Sun busy.

How to reach Taylor Dam — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 36.58678, -82.10318. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Taylor Dam

• First Baptist Church · church · Sullivan · ~8 km · Must-see
• South Holston Dam · lake · East Tennessee · ~9 km · Must-see
• South Holston Lake · lake · East Tennessee · ~11 km · Must-see
• Holston High Knob · viewpoint · East Tennessee · ~18 km · Must-see
• Clinch Mountain · viewpoint · Russell · ~29 km · Must-see
• Big Laurel Branch Wilderness · sanctuary · East Tennessee · ~30 km · Must-see
• Boone Lake · lake · East Tennessee · ~35 km · Must-see
• Watauga Lake · lake · East Tennessee · ~37 km · Must-see
• Sycamore Shoals State Historic Area · park · East Tennessee · ~38 km · Must-see
• Fort Watauga · fort · East Tennessee · ~38 km · Must-see
• The Channels State Forest · sanctuary · Washington · ~41 km · Must-see
• The Channels Natural Area Preserve · sanctuary · Russell · ~42 km · Must-see
• Boone Dam · lake · East Tennessee · ~43 km · Must-see
• Warriors' Path State Park · park · East Tennessee · ~43 km · Must-see
• Feather Camp Lookout Tower · sanctuary · Washington · ~44 km · Must-see
• Fort Patrick Henry Dam · lake · East Tennessee · ~47 km · Must-see
• Tipton-Haynes Historic Site · park · East Tennessee · ~48 km · Must-see
• Cleveland Barrens Natural Area Preserve · sanctuary · Russell · ~49 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Taylor Dam

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Taylor Dam

• South Holston Dam · lake · East Tennessee · ~9 km · Must-see
• South Holston Lake · lake · East Tennessee · ~11 km · Must-see
• Boone Lake · lake · East Tennessee · ~35 km · Must-see
• Watauga Lake · lake · East Tennessee · ~37 km · Must-see
• Boone Dam · lake · East Tennessee · ~43 km · Must-see
• Fort Patrick Henry Dam · lake · East Tennessee · ~47 km · Must-see
• Oxbow Lake · lake · Russell · ~50 km · Must-see
• Bass Lake · lake · Watauga · ~78 km · Must-see
• John W Flannagan Dam · lake · Dickenson · ~94 km · Must-see
• North Fork Pound Reservoir · lake · Letcher · ~95 km · Must-see

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