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Land Between the Lakes National Recreation Area

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Attractions

Hunting and Fishing

Upcoming Events

National Public Lands Day

September 26, 2026

9:00 am -

5:00 pm

All Facilities

Friends of Land Between the Lakes

Swing by North or South Welcome Station and the Golden Pond ...

National Public Lands Day

Sensory Nature Hike

September 26, 2026

10:00 am -

12:30 pm

Golden Pond Planetarium

Daily Program

In partnership with Kentucky School for the Blind, join Wood...

Sensory Nature Hike

Life on the Farm

September 26, 2026

10:00 am -

4:00 pm

Homeplace Working Farm

Daily Program

The Homeplace is an 1850’s working living history farm that ...

Life on the Farm

Laser Legends of the Night Sky

September 26, 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

Cooking: Bread, Butter, and Bacon

September 26, 2026

10:00 am -

1:00 pm

Homeplace Working Farm

Daily Program

Do you ever wonder how people in the mid-19th century made a...

Cooking: Bread, Butter, and Bacon

Treat the Sheep

September 26, 2026

11:00 am -

12:00 pm

Homeplace Working Farm

Daily Program

Meet our Border Leicester sheep and learn what role they pla...

Treat the Sheep

LBL Recent Alerts

Roads

PUBLIC NOTICE – September, 25, 2026 Land Between the Lakes National Recreation Area is soliciting assistance from the Department of War’s Innovative R...

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Roads

Energy Lake Road (FS Road 134) will be open to through traffic starting Saturday, May 23. It will be closed periodically over the next few weeks for a...

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Roads

Energy Lake Road (FS Road 134) will be open to through traffic starting Saturday, May 23. It will be closed periodically over the next few weeks for a...

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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...