Big Lake

Big 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 Big 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 Big Lake — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 34.69762, -86.31601. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Big Lake

• Fern Cave National Wildlife Refuge · cave · Jackson · ~3 km · Must-see
• Keel Mountain · viewpoint · Madison · ~11 km · Must-see
• Cathedral Caverns State Park · church · Marshall · ~20 km · Must-see
• Cathedral Caverns · church · Marshall · ~20 km · Must-see
• Monte Sano Mountain · viewpoint · Madison · ~23 km · Must-see
• Monte Sano State Park · sanctuary · Madison · ~23 km · Must-see
• Blevins Gap Preserve · sanctuary · Madison · ~24 km · Must-see
• Gunters Mountain · viewpoint · Marshall · ~24 km · Must-see
• Sauta Cave National Wildlife Refuge · cave · Jackson · ~24 km · Must-see
• Monte Sano Nature Preserve · sanctuary · Madison · ~27 km · Must-see
• Madison County Nature Trail and Study Center · park · Madison · ~27 km · Must-see
• North Alabama Railroad Museum · museum · Madison · ~29 km · Must-see
• Temple B'nai Sholom · temple · Madison · ~31 km · Must-see
• Sharon Johnston Park · park · Madison · ~31 km · Must-see
• Huntsville Museum of Art · museum · Madison · ~31 km · Must-see
• Big Spring Park · park · Madison · ~31 km · Must-see
• Sharon Johnston Park · sanctuary · Middle Tennessee · ~31 km · Must-see
• Shelta Cave · cave · Madison · ~35 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Big Lake

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Big Lake

• Guntersville Lake · lake · Jackson · ~36 km · Must-see
• Guntersville Dam · lake · Marshall · ~39 km · Must-see
• Lake Guntersville State Park · lake · Marshall · ~45 km · Must-see
• Tims Ford Lake · lake · Middle Tennessee · ~76 km · Must-see
• Nickajack Dam · lake · East Tennessee · ~90 km · Must-see
• Woods Reservoir · lake · Middle Tennessee · ~91 km · Must-see
• Nickajack Lake · lake · East Tennessee · ~95 km · Must-see
• Weiss Dam · lake · Cherokee · ~99 km · Must-see
• H. Neely Henry Lake · lake · St. Clair · ~121 km · Must-see
• Wheeler Dam Overlook · lake · Lawrence · ~123 km · Must-see

All lakes, dams & reservoirs in Alabama

Frequently asked