Beech Creek Dam

Beech Creek Dam: 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 Beech Creek Dam

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 Beech Creek Dam — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 37.16770, -83.70838. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Beech Creek Dam

• Buckhorn Lake · lake · Leslie · ~37 km · Must-see
• Levi Jackson Wilderness Road Park · park · Laurel · ~39 km · Must-see
• Dr. Thomas Walker State Historic Site · sanctuary · Knox · ~51 km · Must-see
• Pine Mountain · viewpoint · Harlan · ~54 km · Must-see
• Wood Creek Lake Dam · lake · Laurel · ~55 km · Must-see
• Blanton Forest State Nature Preserve · park · Harlan · ~57 km · Must-see
• Daniel Boone National Forest · sanctuary · Jackson · ~61 km · Must-see
• Laurel River Lake · lake · Laurel · ~61 km · Must-see
• Great Saltpetre Cave Preserve · cave · Rockcastle · ~61 km · Must-see
• Kentenia State Forest · sanctuary · Harlan · ~64 km · Must-see
• Kentucky Ridge State Forest · sanctuary · Bell · ~66 km · Must-see
• Cannon Creek Lake · lake · Bell · ~67 km · Must-see
• Cannon Creek Lake · lake · East Tennessee · ~68 km · Must-see
• Kentucky Ridge State Forest · sanctuary · East Tennessee · ~68 km · Must-see
• Black Mountain Off-Road Adventure Area · sanctuary · Harlan · ~70 km · Must-see
• Pine Mountain · viewpoint · Bell · ~72 km · Must-see
• Red River Gorge Zipline · viewpoint · Wolfe · ~75 km · Must-see
• Red Bird River Shelter Petroglyphs · fort · Clay · ~6 km

See everything within a day’s drive of Beech Creek Dam

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Beech Creek Dam

• Buckhorn Lake · lake · Leslie · ~37 km · Must-see
• Wood Creek Lake Dam · lake · Laurel · ~55 km · Must-see
• Laurel River Lake · lake · Laurel · ~61 km · Must-see
• Cannon Creek Lake · lake · Bell · ~67 km · Must-see
• Cannon Creek Lake · lake · East Tennessee · ~68 km · Must-see
• Lake Linville · lake · Rockcastle · ~77 km · Must-see
• Martins Fork Lake · lake · Harlan · ~77 km · Must-see
• Carr Creek Lake · lake · Knott · ~79 km · Must-see
• Cranks Creek Lake · lake · Harlan · ~80 km · Must-see
• Cedar Creek Lake · lake · Lincoln · ~103 km · Must-see

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