Lakes / Kentucky / Franklin County / Trailwood Lake
Trailwood Lake, Kentucky
63 acres
Surface Area
Where It Sits, and How Deep It Goes
Locator - Kentucky
38.31 degrees N, 85.00 degrees W - Franklin County. State and county outlines drawn from Census boundary data; the lake marker is placed by its USGS National Hydrography Dataset coordinates, not by eye. Schematic - not a survey map.
How Trailwood Lake Stacks Up
- Larger than 45% of the 160 lakes counted in Kentucky.
- About 33 miles from Lexington, as the crow flies.
Lakes Nearby
| Lake | County | Distance | Surface Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Guist Creek Lake | Shelby | 10 mi | 341 acres |
| Shelby Lake | Shelby | 13 mi | 116 acres |
| Elmer Davis Lake | Owen | 15 mi | 121 acres |
| Lake Jericho | Henry | 18 mi | 142 acres |
| Crystal Lake | Oldham | 21 mi | 72 acres |
| Beaver Lake | Anderson | 24 mi | 162 acres |
Straight-line distance between lake centers.
Facts and Figures
Largest Lakes in Kentucky
| # | Lake | County | Surface Area | Max Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lake Cumberland | Wayne | 50,607 acres | - |
| 2 | Lake Barkley | Trigg | 49,076 acres | - |
| 3 | Barren River Lake | Barren | 9,460 acres | - |
| 4 | Green River Lake | Adair | 8,439 acres | - |
| 5 | Cave Run Lake | Rowan | 8,099 acres | - |
All 160 Kentucky lakes ranked by surface area
Sources: USGS NHD (The National Map NHD MapServer layer 12) named waterbodies FTYPE 390/436; counties via Census point-in-polygon lake data (ID 38463299). Verified October 30, 2026.