Must-see lake · Greene, New York
Notch Lake
Notch Lake is a lake in Greene, New York.
Notch Lake: crowds and conditions
Typical pattern: heavy on weekends and holidays; arrive early morning. 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 Notch Lake
Season: August to December when reservoirs are full and gates may open.
Busiest days: Weekends, public holidays, Sankranti and Dasara breaks.
Crowd: Heavy on weekends and holidays; arrive early morning.
Typical week: Mon busy · Tue light · Wed light · Thu light · Fri busy · Sat packed · Sun packed.
How to reach Notch Lake — distance from nearby cities
Coordinates: 42.16031, -74.20339. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.
Places to visit near Notch Lake
- Devils Tombstone · fort · Greene · ~1 km · Must-see
- Stony Clove Unit · sanctuary · Greene · ~3 km · Must-see
- Hunter Mountain · viewpoint · Greene · ~4 km · Must-see
- Spruce Top · viewpoint · Greene · ~4 km · Must-see
- Southwest Hunter Mountain · viewpoint · Greene · ~4 km · Must-see
- Plateau Mountain · viewpoint · Greene · ~4 km · Must-see
- Diamond Notch Falls · waterfall · Greene · ~6 km · Must-see
- Colonels Chair · viewpoint · Greene · ~6 km · Must-see
- Olderbark Mountain · viewpoint · Greene · ~7 km · Must-see
- Sugarloaf Mountain · viewpoint · Greene · ~7 km · Must-see
- Clum Hill · viewpoint · Greene · ~8 km · Must-see
- West Kill Mountain · viewpoint · Greene · ~9 km · Must-see
- Twin Mountain · viewpoint · Greene · ~9 km · Must-see
- Onteora Mountain · viewpoint · Greene · ~9 km · Must-see
- Rusk Mountain · viewpoint · Greene · ~10 km · Must-see
- Kaaterskill Falls · waterfall · Greene · ~11 km · Must-see
- Parker Mountain · viewpoint · Greene · ~11 km · Must-see
- Indian Head Mountain · viewpoint · Greene · ~11 km · Must-see
Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Notch Lake
- Cooper Lake · lake · Ulster · ~14 km · Must-see
- Echo Lake · lake · Ulster · ~15 km · Must-see
- Lower Ashokan Reservoir · lake · Ulster · ~27 km · Must-see
- Upper Ashokan Reservoir · lake · Ulster · ~27 km · Must-see
- Winnisook Lake · lake · Ulster · ~30 km · Must-see
- Lake Switzerland · lake · Delaware · ~33 km · Must-see
- Schoharie Reservoir · lake · Schoharie · ~38 km · Must-see
- Wawaka Lake · lake · Delaware · ~41 km · Must-see
- Balsam Lake Mountain · lake · Ulster · ~43 km · Must-see
- Coxsackie Reservoir · lake · Greene · ~46 km · Must-see
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Frequently asked
Is Notch Lake full? Are the gates open?
No visitor has reported the water level status for Notch Lake yet. Typical pattern: heavy on weekends and holidays; arrive early morning. Busiest: Weekends, public holidays, Sankranti and Dasara breaks.
What is the best time to visit Notch Lake?
August to December when reservoirs are full and gates may open. Heavy on weekends and holidays; arrive early morning.
What are the places to visit near Notch Lake?
Nearby: Devils Tombstone (fort, 1 km), Stony Clove Unit (sanctuary, 3 km), Hunter Mountain (viewpoint, 4 km), Spruce Top (viewpoint, 4 km), Southwest Hunter Mountain (viewpoint, 4 km), Plateau Mountain (viewpoint, 4 km).
Is Notch Lake worth visiting?
Notch Lake is listed as a must-see lake in New York on Spotwander.