Bend Lake

Bend Lake: crowds and conditions

Typical pattern: usually quiet; mostly local visitors. Been there recently? Post today’s status and it shows here for the next traveller.

Status options for this lake: Full / gates open · Low water level · Entry closed.

Best time to visit Bend Lake

Season: August to December when reservoirs are full and gates may open.

Crowd: Usually quiet; mostly local visitors.

Typical week: Mon quiet · Tue quiet · Wed quiet · Thu quiet · Fri light · Sat light · Sun light.

How to reach Bend Lake — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 33.21479, -92.17154. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Bend Lake

• Lake Georgia-Pacific Dam · lake · Ashley · ~15 km · Must-see
• Moro Bay State Park · park · Bradley · ~24 km · Must-see
• Boones Mound · viewpoint · Calhoun · ~52 km · Must-see
• El Dorado Confederate Monument · fort · Union · ~57 km · Must-see
• Chemin-A-Haut State Park · sanctuary · Morehouse Parish · ~57 km · Must-see
• Ben Lilly Conservation Area · sanctuary · Morehouse Parish · ~59 km · Must-see
• South Arkansas Arboretum · park · Union · ~60 km · Must-see
• Arkansas Museum of Natural Resources · museum · Union · ~65 km · Must-see
• Lake D'Arbonne · lake · Union Parish · ~70 km · Must-see
• Monticello Confederate Monument · fort · Drew · ~73 km · Must-see
• Little Bay · lake · Bradley · ~2 km
• Felsenthal National Wildlife Refuge · sanctuary · Union · ~9 km
• Ebenezer Presbyterian Church · church · Union · ~15 km
• Bolding Methodist Church · church · Union · ~19 km
• Cane Hill · viewpoint · Bradley · ~20 km
• Felsenthal Baptist Church · church · Union · ~22 km
• Batts Chapel · church · Union · ~23 km
• Church of Christ · church · Ashley · ~26 km

See everything within a day’s drive of Bend Lake

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Bend Lake

• Lake Georgia-Pacific Dam · lake · Ashley · ~15 km · Must-see
• Lake D'Arbonne · lake · Union Parish · ~70 km · Must-see
• Seven Devils Lake · lake · Drew · ~84 km · Must-see
• Black Bayou Lake · lake · Ouachita Parish · ~86 km · Must-see
• Lake Chicot · lake · Washington · ~105 km · Must-see
• Lake Claiborne Dam · lake · Claiborne Parish · ~108 km · Must-see
• Lake Chicot · lake · Chicot · ~110 km · Must-see
• Lake Chicot State Park · lake · Chicot · ~115 km · Must-see
• White Oak Lake State Park · lake · Nevada · ~128 km · Must-see
• Lake Washington · lake · Washington · ~132 km · Must-see

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