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Land Between the Lakes National Recreation Area

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Upcoming Events

Laser Legends of the Night Sky

April 8, 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

Life on the Farm

April 8, 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

Spinning Wool

April 8, 2026

10:00 am -

12:00 pm

Homeplace Working Farm

General

For thousands of years, the steady hum of the spinning wheel...

Spinning Wool

Habitat Earth

April 8, 2026

11:00 am -

12:00 pm

Golden Pond Planetarium

Daily Program

In the only Earth Science offering, learn how living network...

Habitat Earth

Discover the Stars

April 8, 2026

12:00 pm -

1:00 pm

Golden Pond Planetarium

Daily Program

Many of us have looked up at the stars in the sky and wonder...

Discover the Stars

Stars: The Powerhouses of the Universe

April 8, 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

LBL Recent Alerts

Prescribed Burning

LBL Fire staff will conduct a 452-acre prescribed burn today, April 7, 2026 around Hematite Lake. Hematite Lake Trail and Day Use Area will be CLOSED ...

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Fire Alerts

FIRE UPDATE: 6:08pm - Cassity Fire was successfully contained at 450 acres. The cause is under investigation but believed to be human-caused. Fire may...

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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: ...