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Land Between the Lakes National Recreation Area

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Upcoming Events

Make Your Own Mammoth

June 13, 2026

12:00 pm -

2:00 pm

Woodlands Nature Station

General

Let’s be creative and use different items to make a pr...

Make Your Own Mammoth

From Earth to the Universe

June 13, 2026

12:00 pm -

1:00 pm

Golden Pond Planetarium

Daily Program

How has our understanding of the universe progressed in the ...

From Earth to the Universe

Staying Cool on the Farm

June 13, 2026

1:00 pm -

3:00 pm

Homeplace Working Farm

General

It’s summer, the days are long, hot and humid. How did peopl...

Staying Cool on the Farm

Did they Go Extinct

June 13, 2026

1:00 pm -

1:30 pm

Woodlands Nature Station

General

Short-faced bears, wooly rhinos, dinosaurs? Over time many p...

Did they Go Extinct

Stars: The Powerhouses of the Universe

June 13, 2026

1:00 pm -

2:00 pm

Golden Pond Planetarium

Daily Program

Stars are the engines that fuel the universe, and every star...

Stars: The Powerhouses of the Universe

Traveling with Light

June 13, 2026

2:00 pm -

3:00 pm

Golden Pond Planetarium

Daily Program

This show presents different scenarios that reveal the compl...

Traveling with Light

LBL Recent Alerts

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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Trails

The Canal Loop Trail from 12-13 is currently impassible due to a bridge replacement.

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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...