McRae Lake

McRae 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 McRae 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 McRae Lake — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 34.21177, -88.17171. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near McRae Lake

• Nita Lake Dam · lake · Itawamba · ~16 km · Must-see
• Lake Itawamba · lake · Itawamba · ~29 km · Must-see
• Bear Creek Reservoir · lake · Franklin · ~34 km · Must-see
• Pharr Mounds · viewpoint · Prentiss · ~45 km · Must-see
• Whitten Dam · lake · Tishomingo · ~47 km · Must-see
• Dismals Canyon · sanctuary · Franklin · ~47 km · Must-see
• Tombigbee State Park · fort · Lee · ~52 km · Must-see
• Cedar Creek Reservoir · lake · Franklin · ~53 km · Must-see
• Bay Springs Lake · lake · Tishomingo · ~54 km · Must-see
• Tishomingo State Park · sanctuary · Tishomingo · ~55 km · Must-see
• Lake Piomingo Dam · lake · Lee · ~55 km · Must-see
• Sequoyah Lake Dam · lake · Lee · ~56 km · Must-see
• Elvis Presley Birthplace · museum · Lee · ~59 km · Must-see
• Elvis · lake · Lee · ~61 km · Must-see
• Private John Allen National Fish Hatchery · park · Lee · ~61 km · Must-see
• Natchez Trace Trail - Highland Rim Section · sanctuary · Lee · ~66 km · Must-see
• Natural Bridge Park · park · Winston · ~66 km · Must-see
• Aberdeen Lake · lake · Monroe · ~67 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of McRae Lake

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near McRae Lake

• Nita Lake Dam · lake · Itawamba · ~16 km · Must-see
• Lake Itawamba · lake · Itawamba · ~29 km · Must-see
• Bear Creek Reservoir · lake · Franklin · ~34 km · Must-see
• Whitten Dam · lake · Tishomingo · ~47 km · Must-see
• Cedar Creek Reservoir · lake · Franklin · ~53 km · Must-see
• Bay Springs Lake · lake · Tishomingo · ~54 km · Must-see
• Lake Piomingo Dam · lake · Lee · ~55 km · Must-see
• Sequoyah Lake Dam · lake · Lee · ~56 km · Must-see
• Elvis · lake · Lee · ~61 km · Must-see
• Aberdeen Lake · lake · Monroe · ~67 km · Must-see

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