Bards Dam

Bards 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 Bards 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 Bards Dam — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 36.56111, -87.90591. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Bards Dam

• Fort Donelson National Battlefield · fort · Middle Tennessee · ~11 km · Must-see
• Ft. Henry Trail Head at Land Between The Lakes · park · Middle Tennessee · ~15 km · Must-see
• Land Between the Lakes National Recreation Area · sanctuary · Trigg · ~30 km · Must-see
• Paris Landing State Park · sanctuary · West Tennessee · ~31 km · Must-see
• Lake Barkley · lake · Trigg · ~37 km · Must-see
• Kentucky Lake · lake · West Tennessee · ~41 km · Must-see
• Fort Defiance Park · fort · Middle Tennessee · ~60 km · Must-see
• Montgomery County Government · fort · Middle Tennessee · ~61 km · Must-see
• Trinity Episcopal Church · church · Middle Tennessee · ~61 km · Must-see
• St Peter African Methodist Church · church · Middle Tennessee · ~62 km · Must-see
• Grace Episcopal Church · church · Christian · ~63 km · Must-see
• Freeman Chapel C.M.E. Church · church · Christian · ~63 km · Must-see
• Barkley Dam · lake · Lyon · ~73 km · Must-see
• Barkley Lock · lake · Livingston · ~73 km · Must-see
• Kentucky Dam Village State Resort Park · attraction · Marshall · ~74 km · Must-see
• Kentucky Dam · lake · Marshall · ~74 km · Must-see
• Bear Creek Waterfowl Management Unit · park · Middle Tennessee · ~1 km
• Blue Creek Recreation Area · sanctuary · Middle Tennessee · ~7 km

See everything within a day’s drive of Bards Dam

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Bards Dam

• Lake Barkley · lake · Trigg · ~37 km · Must-see
• Kentucky Lake · lake · West Tennessee · ~41 km · Must-see
• Barkley Dam · lake · Lyon · ~73 km · Must-see
• Barkley Lock · lake · Livingston · ~73 km · Must-see
• Kentucky Dam · lake · Marshall · ~74 km · Must-see
• Cheatham Lock · lake · Middle Tennessee · ~83 km · Must-see
• Beshear Lake Dam · lake · Caldwell · ~85 km · Must-see
• Lake Malone · lake · Todd · ~116 km · Must-see
• Eigth Avenue South Reservoir · lake · Middle Tennessee · ~139 km · Must-see
• Radnor Lake State Natural Area · lake · Middle Tennessee · ~143 km · Must-see

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