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Land Between the Lakes National Recreation Area

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Attractions

Hunting and Fishing

Upcoming Events

May Day Celebration

May 2, 2026

10:00 am -

3:00 pm

Homeplace Working Farm

General

Join us as we welcome Spring to the farm once again! Take a ...

May Day Celebration

Laser Legends of the Night Sky

May 2, 2026

10:00 am -

11:00 am

Golden Pond Planetarium

Daily Program

Join Aesop the Owl in a journey through Greek-mythology insp...

Laser Legends of the Night Sky

Graces

May 2, 2026

10:00 am -

3:00 pm

Homeplace Working Farm

General

The game graces is an historical outdoor game popular in the...

Graces

Dance Around the Maypole

May 2, 2026

10:00 am -

3:00 pm

Homeplace Working Farm

General

April showers bring May flowers and that’s what we are...

Dance Around the Maypole

Make Your Own May Day Basket

May 2, 2026

10:00 am -

3:00 pm

Homeplace Working Farm

General

Celebrate spring by making a mayday basket and taking home f...

Make Your Own May Day Basket

Voting Our May Queen

May 2, 2026

10:00 am -

3:00 pm

Homeplace Working Farm

General

It can’t be a May celebration without crowning a May Queen. ...

Voting Our May Queen

LBL Recent Alerts

Facility

The Golden Pond Planetarium will be closed May, 9 from 10am-2pm for the annual Friends of LBL Membership meeting. Shows will resume a 2pm.

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Roads

Energy Lake Campground is currently accessibly by the northern entrance on road 134. The southern entrance from highway 68/80 is closed to through tra...

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Roads

Road 134, Energy Lake Road is closed to through traffic due to a washed out culvert. Energy Lake Dam and Campground are accessible from the northern e...

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Wildlife Refuges

Wildlife Refuges are open March 16, 2026 – October 31, 2026. From November 1, 2025 through March 15, 2026, seasonal wildlife refuge closures include: ...

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Trails

Fort Henry Trail is Closed from Point 1-23 and Picket Loop from tornado damage.

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Weather

If severe weather is forecasted for Land Between the Lakes, NOAA will update the following links: Kentucky Severe Weather Briefing Tennessee Severe W...