Kinderhook Lake

Kinderhook 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 Kinderhook 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 Kinderhook Lake — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 42.44228, -73.66509. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Kinderhook Lake

• Martin Van Buren National Historic Site · park · Columbia · ~11 km · Must-see
• Schodack Island State Park · sanctuary · Rensselaer · ~12 km · Must-see
• Nassau Lake Dam · lake · Rensselaer · ~14 km · Must-see
• Joachim Staats House and Gerrit Staats Ruin · fort · Rensselaer · ~20 km · Must-see
• Hudson River Islands State Park · park · Columbia · ~20 km · Must-see
• St. Peter's Presbyterian Church · church · Columbia · ~21 km · Must-see
• Coxsackie Reservoir · lake · Greene · ~23 km · Must-see
• Queechy Lake · lake · Columbia · ~26 km · Must-see
• Queechy Lake · lake · Berkshire · ~26 km · Must-see
• Valley Paper Mill Chimney and Site · fort · Albany · ~27 km · Must-see
• Crailo State Historic Site · museum · Rensselaer · ~28 km · Must-see
• USS Slater · attraction · Albany · ~29 km · Must-see
• Schuyler Mansion State Historic Site · park · Albany · ~29 km · Must-see
• Fort Orange · fort · Albany · ~29 km · Must-see
• Alcove Reservoir · lake · Albany · ~30 km · Must-see
• Lincoln Park · sanctuary · Bennington · ~30 km · Must-see
• Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception · church · Albany · ~30 km · Must-see
• Hudson–Athens Lighthouse · beach · Greene · ~30 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Kinderhook Lake

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Kinderhook Lake

• Nassau Lake Dam · lake · Rensselaer · ~14 km · Must-see
• Coxsackie Reservoir · lake · Greene · ~23 km · Must-see
• Queechy Lake · lake · Columbia · ~26 km · Must-see
• Queechy Lake · lake · Berkshire · ~26 km · Must-see
• Alcove Reservoir · lake · Albany · ~30 km · Must-see
• Washington Park Lake · lake · Albany · ~32 km · Must-see
• Washington Park Lake · lake · Bennington · ~32 km · Must-see
• Tivoli Lake · lake · Albany · ~33 km · Must-see
• Tivoli Lake · lake · Bennington · ~33 km · Must-see
• Buckingham Lake · lake · Bennington · ~34 km · Must-see

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