Dorthae Dam

Dorthae 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 Dorthae 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 Dorthae Dam — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 37.00178, -84.10049. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Dorthae Dam

• Laurel River Lake · lake · Laurel · ~12 km · Must-see
• Levi Jackson Wilderness Road Park · park · Laurel · ~14 km · Must-see
• Dr. Thomas Walker State Historic Site · sanctuary · Knox · ~30 km · Must-see
• Wood Creek Lake Dam · lake · Laurel · ~31 km · Must-see
• Cumberland Falls · waterfall · McCreary · ~35 km · Must-see
• Beaver Creek Wilderness · sanctuary · McCreary · ~42 km · Must-see
• Pine Mountain · viewpoint · Bell · ~51 km · Must-see
• Great Saltpetre Cave Preserve · cave · Rockcastle · ~52 km · Must-see
• Kentucky Ridge State Forest · sanctuary · East Tennessee · ~55 km · Must-see
• Kentucky Ridge State Forest · sanctuary · Bell · ~56 km · Must-see
• Lake Linville · lake · Rockcastle · ~60 km · Must-see
• Cannon Creek Lake · lake · Bell · ~62 km · Must-see
• Cannon Creek Lake · lake · East Tennessee · ~63 km · Must-see
• Daniel Boone National Forest · sanctuary · Jackson · ~69 km · Must-see
• Pine Mountain · viewpoint · East Tennessee · ~72 km · Must-see
• Cumberland Mountain · viewpoint · East Tennessee · ~73 km · Must-see
• Tri-State Peak · viewpoint · Bell · ~73 km · Must-see
• Tri-State Peak · viewpoint · East Tennessee · ~73 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Dorthae Dam

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Dorthae Dam

• Laurel River Lake · lake · Laurel · ~12 km · Must-see
• Wood Creek Lake Dam · lake · Laurel · ~31 km · Must-see
• Lake Linville · lake · Rockcastle · ~60 km · Must-see
• Cannon Creek Lake · lake · Bell · ~62 km · Must-see
• Cannon Creek Lake · lake · East Tennessee · ~63 km · Must-see
• Cedar Creek Lake · lake · Lincoln · ~83 km · Must-see
• Buckhorn Lake · lake · Leslie · ~86 km · Must-see
• Norris Lake · lake · East Tennessee · ~95 km · Must-see
• Martins Fork Lake · lake · Harlan · ~100 km · Must-see
• Wilgreen Lake · lake · Madison · ~102 km · Must-see

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