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Land Between the Lakes National Recreation Area

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Upcoming Events

Discover the Stars

March 2, 2026

11:00 am -

12:00 pm

Golden Pond Planetarium

Daily Program

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

Discover the Stars

Explore

March 2, 2026

12:00 pm -

1:00 pm

Golden Pond Planetarium

Daily Program

Enjoy the story of humanity’s fascination with stars, from a...

Explore

Stars: The Powerhouses of the Universe

March 2, 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

Firefall

March 2, 2026

2:00 pm -

3:00 pm

Golden Pond Planetarium

Daily Program

Have you ever enjoyed a meteor shower or wished upon a shoot...

Firefall

Habitat Earth

March 2, 2026

3:00 pm -

4:00 pm

Golden Pond Planetarium

Daily Program

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

Habitat Earth

Earth, Moon & Sun

March 2, 2026

4:00 pm -

5:00 pm

Golden Pond Planetarium

Daily Program

Journey along with Coyote, a character adapted from Native A...

Earth, Moon & Sun

LBL Recent Alerts

Prescribed Burning

LBL Fire staff will conduct a 300-acre prescribed burn in the Pryor Creek area along the KY/TN Border, today, March 1 starting at 12:00pm. The intent ...

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Prescribed Burning

LBL Fire staff will conduct a 774-acre prescribed burn in the Crossroads area, today, Feb. 28. The intent of the burn will be to reduce leaf litter, m...

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Fire Alerts

The current fire danger Level at Land Between the Lakes National Recreation Area is:

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Trails

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

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Trails

North/South Trail is closed from road 104 to road 110, tornado damage area. Re-route 104 to paved trace along trail, paved trail south to 110. West on...

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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...