Mount Sterling Dam

Mount Sterling 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 Mount Sterling 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 Mount Sterling Dam — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 38.02023, -83.84687. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Mount Sterling Dam

• Olympia State Forest · sanctuary · Bath · ~18 km · Must-see
• Kentucky Reptile Zoo · sanctuary · Powell · ~35 km · Must-see
• Bluegrass Heritage Museum · museum · Clark · ~37 km · Must-see
• Clifty Wilderness · sanctuary · Menifee · ~39 km · Must-see
• Natural Bridge State Resort Park · park · Powell · ~39 km · Must-see
• Cave Run Lake · cave · Rowan · ~43 km · Must-see
• Sugarloaf Mountain · viewpoint · Rowan · ~44 km · Must-see
• Red River Gorge Zipline · viewpoint · Wolfe · ~48 km · Must-see
• Kentucky River Museum · museum · Madison · ~49 km · Must-see
• Lake Carnico · lake · Nicholas · ~50 km · Must-see
• Blue Licks Battlefield State Park · museum · Robertson · ~59 km · Must-see
• Wilgreen Lake · lake · Madison · ~70 km · Must-see
• Charles Young Park · park · Fayette · ~70 km · Must-see
• Adena Mound · park · Fayette · ~70 km · Must-see
• Central Christian Church · church · Fayette · ~71 km · Must-see
• Christ Church Cathedral · church · Fayette · ~71 km · Must-see
• Mary Todd Lincoln House · attraction · Fayette · ~72 km · Must-see
• Douglass Park · park · Fayette · ~72 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Mount Sterling Dam

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Mount Sterling Dam

• Lake Carnico · lake · Nicholas · ~50 km · Must-see
• Wilgreen Lake · lake · Madison · ~70 km · Must-see
• Grayson Lake · lake · Elliott · ~92 km · Must-see
• Paintsville Lake · lake · Johnson · ~101 km · Must-see
• Herrington Lake · lake · Mercer · ~102 km · Must-see
• Lake Linville · lake · Rockcastle · ~104 km · Must-see
• Kincaid Lake · lake · Pendleton · ~108 km · Must-see
• Kincaid Lake · lake · Clermont · ~108 km · Must-see
• Kincaid Lake State Park · lake · Pendleton · ~109 km · Must-see
• Cedar Creek Lake · lake · Lincoln · ~109 km · Must-see

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