Bark Camp Dam

Bark Camp 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 Bark Camp 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 Bark Camp Dam — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 36.86757, -82.52007. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Bark Camp Dam

• Little Stony Creek · sanctuary · Letcher · ~8 km · Must-see
• Camp Rock · viewpoint · Harlan · ~11 km · Must-see
• High Knob · viewpoint · Harlan · ~13 km · Must-see
• High Knob · viewpoint · Wise · ~13 km · Must-see
• Devils Fork · sanctuary · Harlan · ~16 km · Must-see
• Oxbow Lake · lake · Russell · ~23 km · Must-see
• Powell Valley · viewpoint · Harlan · ~25 km · Must-see
• Laurel Fork · sanctuary · Harlan · ~29 km · Must-see
• Roaring Branch · sanctuary · Harlan · ~32 km · Must-see
• Natural Tunnel State Park · sanctuary · Scott · ~34 km · Must-see
• Natural Tunnel State Park · cave · East Tennessee · ~34 km · Must-see
• Clinch River State Park · sanctuary · Russell · ~34 km · Must-see
• Clinch Mountain · viewpoint · Russell · ~36 km · Must-see
• Clinch Ranger District Cluster · sanctuary · Letcher · ~37 km · Must-see
• North Fork Pound Reservoir · lake · Letcher · ~38 km · Must-see
• North Fork of the Pound · sanctuary · Letcher · ~40 km · Must-see
• Ralph Stanley Museum · museum · McDowell · ~40 km · Must-see
• Halls Butt · viewpoint · Letcher · ~40 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Bark Camp Dam

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Bark Camp Dam

• Oxbow Lake · lake · Russell · ~23 km · Must-see
• North Fork Pound Reservoir · lake · Letcher · ~38 km · Must-see
• Fort Patrick Henry Dam · lake · East Tennessee · ~51 km · Must-see
• John W Flannagan Dam · lake · Dickenson · ~54 km · Must-see
• Boone Dam · lake · East Tennessee · ~60 km · Must-see
• Boone Lake · lake · East Tennessee · ~62 km · Must-see
• South Holston Dam · lake · East Tennessee · ~68 km · Must-see
• South Holston Lake · lake · East Tennessee · ~71 km · Must-see
• Carr Creek Lake · lake · Knott · ~73 km · Must-see
• Fishtrap Lake · lake · Pike · ~79 km · Must-see

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