Green River Dam

Green 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 lake: Full / gates open · Low water level · Entry closed.

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

Coordinates: 37.24583, -85.34046. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Green River Dam

• Green River Lake · lake · Adair · ~8 km · Must-see
• Muldraugh Hill · viewpoint · Taylor · ~31 km · Must-see
• Wolf Creek National Fish Hatchery Visitor And Environmental Education Center · sanctuary · Russell · ~56 km · Must-see
• Green River Knob · viewpoint · Casey · ~56 km · Must-see
• Abraham Lincoln Birthplace National Historical Park · sanctuary · Larue · ~60 km · Must-see
• Frenchman Knob · viewpoint · Hart · ~61 km · Must-see
• Abbey of Gethsemani · church · Nelson · ~62 km · Must-see
• Saint Rose Priory · church · Washington · ~63 km · Must-see
• Hodgenville Christian Church · church · Larue · ~63 km · Must-see
• Kentucky Railway Museum · museum · Nelson · ~64 km · Must-see
• Kentucky Down Under Adventure Zoo · sanctuary · Hart · ~66 km · Must-see
• Cumberland Falls · waterfall · Wayne · ~69 km · Must-see
• Battle of Tebb's Bend Monument · fort · Taylor · ~2 km
• Homeplace on the Green · museum · Taylor · ~3 km
• Green River Lake State Park · lake · Taylor · ~4 km
• Asbury Church · church · Taylor · ~5 km
• Lemon Bend Church · church · Taylor · ~5 km
• Liberty-Cumberland Church · church · Taylor · ~7 km

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

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Green River Dam

• Green River Lake · lake · Adair · ~8 km · Must-see
• Willisburg Lake · lake · Clark · ~83 km · Must-see
• Willisburg Lake · lake · Washington · ~83 km · Must-see
• Nolin River Lake · lake · Grayson · ~91 km · Must-see
• Cedar Creek Lake · lake · Lincoln · ~92 km · Must-see
• Barren River Lake · lake · Barren · ~93 km · Must-see
• Dale Hollow Lake · lake · Middle Tennessee · ~95 km · Must-see
• Herrington Lake · lake · Mercer · ~98 km · Must-see
• Taylorsville Lake · lake · Clark · ~105 km · Must-see
• Beaver Lake · lake · Clark · ~106 km · Must-see

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