Laurel Bed Dam

Laurel Bed Dam: crowds and conditions

Typical pattern: moderate; weekends busier. 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 Laurel Bed Dam

Season: August to December when reservoirs are full and gates may open.

Busiest days: Weekends and long holidays.

Crowd: Moderate; weekends busier.

Typical week: Mon light · Tue light · Wed light · Thu light · Fri light · Sat busy · Sun busy.

How to reach Laurel Bed Dam — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 36.95412, -81.81310. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Laurel Bed Dam

• Redrock Mountain · viewpoint · Smyth · ~5 km · Must-see
• Clinch Mountain · viewpoint · Russell · ~7 km · Must-see
• Beartown Mountain · viewpoint · Russell · ~10 km · Must-see
• Saltville Baptist Church · church · Smyth · ~12 km · Must-see
• The Channels Natural Area Preserve · sanctuary · Russell · ~21 km · Must-see
• The Channels State Forest · sanctuary · Washington · ~22 km · Must-see
• Pinnacle Natural Area Perserve · sanctuary · Russell · ~26 km · Must-see
• Hungry Mother State Park · sanctuary · Smyth · ~32 km · Must-see
• Historic Crab Orchard Museum · museum · Tazewell · ~35 km · Must-see
• WUKZ · attraction · Smyth · ~37 km · Must-see
• Cleveland Barrens Natural Area Preserve · sanctuary · Russell · ~38 km · Must-see
• Feather Camp Lookout Tower · sanctuary · Washington · ~42 km · Must-see
• Beartown Wilderness · sanctuary · Tazewell · ~45 km · Must-see
• Clinch River State Park · sanctuary · Russell · ~46 km · Must-see
• Raccoon Branch Wilderness · sanctuary · Smyth · ~49 km · Must-see
• Whitetop Mountain · viewpoint · Smyth · ~50 km · Must-see
• Lewis Fork Wilderness · sanctuary · Smyth · ~50 km · Must-see
• Mount Rogers · viewpoint · Smyth · ~51 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Laurel Bed Dam

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Laurel Bed Dam

• Oxbow Lake · lake · Russell · ~57 km · Must-see
• South Holston Lake · lake · East Tennessee · ~58 km · Must-see
• South Holston Dam · lake · East Tennessee · ~67 km · Must-see
• Anawalt Lake Wildlife Management Area · lake · McDowell · ~67 km · Must-see
• John W Flannagan Dam · lake · Dickenson · ~71 km · Must-see
• Fishtrap Lake · lake · Pike · ~90 km · Must-see
• Watauga Lake · lake · East Tennessee · ~90 km · Must-see
• R. D. Bailey Lake · lake · Wyoming · ~91 km · Must-see
• Boone Lake · lake · East Tennessee · ~94 km · Must-see
• North Fork Pound Reservoir · lake · Letcher · ~94 km · Must-see

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