Upper Norton Dam

Upper Norton 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 Upper Norton 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 Upper Norton Dam — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 36.91239, -82.62716. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Upper Norton Dam

• High Knob · viewpoint · Harlan · ~3 km · Must-see
• High Knob · viewpoint · Wise · ~3 km · Must-see
• Camp Rock · viewpoint · Harlan · ~5 km · Must-see
• Devils Fork · sanctuary · Harlan · ~12 km · Must-see
• Powell Valley · viewpoint · Harlan · ~15 km · Must-see
• Little Stony Creek · sanctuary · Letcher · ~21 km · Must-see
• Roaring Branch · sanctuary · Harlan · ~21 km · Must-see
• Laurel Fork · sanctuary · Harlan · ~23 km · Must-see
• Halls Butt · viewpoint · Letcher · ~27 km · Must-see
• North Fork Pound Reservoir · lake · Letcher · ~30 km · Must-see
• Black Mountain · viewpoint · Harlan · ~30 km · Must-see
• Clinch Ranger District Cluster · sanctuary · Letcher · ~30 km · Must-see
• North Fork of the Pound · sanctuary · Letcher · ~31 km · Must-see
• Natural Tunnel State Park · cave · East Tennessee · ~32 km · Must-see
• Natural Tunnel State Park · sanctuary · Scott · ~32 km · Must-see
• Pound Gap · sanctuary · Letcher · ~34 km · Must-see
• Oxbow Lake · lake · Russell · ~34 km · Must-see
• Stone Mountain Wilderness · sanctuary · Lee · ~35 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Upper Norton Dam

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Upper Norton Dam

• North Fork Pound Reservoir · lake · Letcher · ~30 km · Must-see
• Oxbow Lake · lake · Russell · ~34 km · Must-see
• John W Flannagan Dam · lake · Dickenson · ~55 km · Must-see
• Fort Patrick Henry Dam · lake · East Tennessee · ~59 km · Must-see
• Carr Creek Lake · lake · Knott · ~60 km · Must-see
• Boone Dam · lake · East Tennessee · ~69 km · Must-see
• Cranks Creek Lake · lake · Harlan · ~71 km · Must-see
• Boone Lake · lake · East Tennessee · ~73 km · Must-see
• Martins Fork Lake · lake · Harlan · ~74 km · Must-see
• Fishtrap Lake · lake · Mingo · ~76 km · Must-see

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