Must-see lake · Franklin, Ohio
Mirror Lake
Mirror Lake is a lake in Franklin, Ohio.
Mirror 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 Mirror 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 Mirror Lake — distance from nearby cities
Coordinates: 39.99800, -83.01439. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.
Places to visit near Mirror Lake
- Modern Head · attraction · Franklin · ~1 km · Must-see
- Dr. Samuel Mitchel Smith and Sons Memorial Fountain · attraction · Franklin · ~1 km · Must-see
- Chadwick Arboretum Lane Ave. Gardens · park · Franklin · ~2 km · Must-see
- Ohio Village · attraction · Franklin · ~3 km · Must-see
- Sensenbrenner Park · park · Franklin · ~4 km · Must-see
- McFerson Commons · park · Franklin · ~4 km · Must-see
- North Bank Park · park · Franklin · ~5 km · Must-see
- Alexander Park · park · Franklin · ~5 km · Must-see
- Battelle Riverfront Park · park · Franklin · ~5 km · Must-see
- National Veterans Memorial and Museum · museum · Franklin · ~5 km · Must-see
- Dorrian Green · park · Franklin · ~5 km · Must-see
- Genoa Park · park · Franklin · ~5 km · Must-see
- Washington Gladden Social Justice Park · park · Franklin · ~5 km · Must-see
- Ohio Holocaust And Liberators Memorial · fort · Franklin · ~5 km · Must-see
- Columbus Museum of Art · museum · Franklin · ~5 km · Must-see
- Scioto Mile Promenade · park · Franklin · ~6 km · Must-see
- Ohio Police & Firefighter Memorial · sanctuary · Franklin · ~6 km · Must-see
- John F. Wolfe Columbus Commons · sanctuary · Franklin · ~6 km · Must-see
Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Mirror Lake
- Ohio State University Golf Course Lake Dam · lake · Franklin · ~7 km · Must-see
- Hoover Dam · lake · Franklin · ~21 km · Must-see
- O'Shaughnessy Dam · lake · Delaware · ~25 km · Must-see
- Alum Creek Lake · lake · Delaware · ~37 km · Must-see
- Madison Lake State Park · lake · Madison · ~42 km · Must-see
- Madison Lake · lake · Madison · ~42 km · Must-see
- Delaware Dam · lake · Delaware · ~50 km · Must-see
- Buckeye Lake State Park · lake · Licking · ~58 km · Must-see
- Buckeye Lake · lake · Fairfield · ~59 km · Must-see
- Liggett Lake · lake · Union · ~66 km · Must-see
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Frequently asked
Is Mirror Lake full? Are the gates open?
No visitor has reported the water level status for Mirror 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 Mirror 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 Mirror Lake?
Nearby: Modern Head (attraction, 1 km), Dr. Samuel Mitchel Smith and Sons Memorial Fountain (attraction, 1 km), Chadwick Arboretum Lane Ave. Gardens (park, 2 km), Ohio Village (attraction, 3 km), Sensenbrenner Park (park, 4 km), McFerson Commons (park, 4 km).
Is Mirror Lake worth visiting?
Mirror Lake is listed as a must-see lake in Ohio on Spotwander.