Moore Lake

Moore 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 Moore 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 Moore Lake — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 34.78942, -85.50785. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Moore Lake

• Cloudland Canyon State Park · sanctuary · Dade · ~9 km · Must-see
• Slygo Valley · viewpoint · East Tennessee · ~19 km · Must-see
• Missionary Ridge · viewpoint · Walker · ~21 km · Must-see
• Pigeon Mountain · viewpoint · DeKalb · ~23 km · Must-see
• Ellison's Cave · cave · DeKalb · ~24 km · Must-see
• Petty John's Cave · cave · DeKalb · ~24 km · Must-see
• McLemore Cove · viewpoint · DeKalb · ~25 km · Must-see
• Straight Gut Valley · viewpoint · DeKalb · ~25 km · Must-see
• Wilder Brigade Monument · fort · East Tennessee · ~31 km · Must-see
• Nickajack Park · park · East Tennessee · ~32 km · Must-see
• Nickajack Dam · lake · East Tennessee · ~33 km · Must-see
• Nickajack Lake · lake · East Tennessee · ~33 km · Must-see
• Snodgrass Hill · viewpoint · East Tennessee · ~33 km · Must-see
• Fort Harker · fort · East Tennessee · ~39 km · Must-see
• Moccasin Bend National Archeological District · fort · East Tennessee · ~39 km · Must-see
• Murphy Lakes · lake · East Tennessee · ~40 km · Must-see
• Taylor Ridge · viewpoint · Walker · ~41 km · Must-see
• Stringer's Ridge · viewpoint · East Tennessee · ~43 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Moore Lake

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Moore Lake

• Nickajack Dam · lake · East Tennessee · ~33 km · Must-see
• Nickajack Lake · lake · East Tennessee · ~33 km · Must-see
• Murphy Lakes · lake · East Tennessee · ~40 km · Must-see
• Lake Marvin · lake · DeKalb · ~57 km · Must-see
• Guntersville Lake · lake · Jackson · ~59 km · Must-see
• Hidden Valley Dam · lake · East Tennessee · ~68 km · Must-see
• Lake Conasauga · lake · Cherokee · ~76 km · Must-see
• DeSoto Lake · lake · Cherokee · ~87 km · Must-see
• Lake Guntersville State Park · lake · Marshall · ~95 km · Must-see
• Woods Reservoir · lake · Middle Tennessee · ~96 km · Must-see

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