Rough River Dam

Rough River 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 dam: Full / gates open · Low water level · Entry closed.

Best time to visit Rough River 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 Rough River Dam — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 37.62036, -86.49987. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Rough River Dam

• Falls Of Rough Historic District · waterfall · Breckinridge · ~10 km · Must-see
• Joseph Holt House and Chapel · church · Perry · ~41 km · Must-see
• Cannelton Locks and Dam · lake · Hancock · ~44 km · Must-see
• Whoopee Hill · viewpoint · Ohio · ~47 km · Must-see
• St. Luke's Episcopal Church · church · Perry · ~49 km · Must-see
• Nolin River Lake · lake · Grayson · ~54 km · Must-see
• Indian Hill · viewpoint · Edmonson · ~64 km · Must-see
• Shanty Hollow Lake · lake · Warren · ~66 km · Must-see
• Buzzard Roost Trail · sanctuary · Perry · ~70 km · Must-see
• Mammoth Cave National Park · cave · Edmonson · ~73 km · Must-see
• Great Onyx Cave · cave · Edmonson · ~73 km · Must-see
• Western Kentucky Botanical Gardens Park · sanctuary · Daviess · ~74 km · Must-see
• Lone Star Church · church · Grayson · ~4 km
• Cretcheloe Hill · viewpoint · Breckinridge · ~4 km
• Bugger Hill · viewpoint · Grayson · ~5 km
• Black Jack Knob · viewpoint · Breckinridge · ~8 km
• Cave Spring Church · cave · Breckinridge · ~10 km
• Black Lick Church · church · Breckinridge · ~12 km

See everything within a day’s drive of Rough River Dam

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Rough River Dam

• Cannelton Locks and Dam · lake · Hancock · ~44 km · Must-see
• Nolin River Lake · lake · Grayson · ~54 km · Must-see
• Shanty Hollow Lake · lake · Warren · ~66 km · Must-see
• Lake Malone · lake · Todd · ~100 km · Must-see
• Patoka Lake · lake · Orange · ~110 km · Must-see
• Barren River Lake · lake · Barren · ~111 km · Must-see
• Beargrass Creek · lake · Jefferson · ~123 km · Must-see
• Deam Lake State Recreation Area · lake · Clark · ~137 km · Must-see
• Green River Lake · lake · Adair · ~145 km · Must-see
• Beshear Lake Dam · lake · Caldwell · ~146 km · Must-see

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