Optimist Lake

Optimist 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 Optimist 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 Optimist Lake — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 30.67859, -88.21019. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Optimist Lake

• Saint Paul's Episcopal Chapel · church · Jackson · ~9 km · Must-see
• Sodality Chapel · church · Jackson · ~9 km · Must-see
• Sodality Chapel · church · Mobile · ~9 km · Must-see
• Carlen House · fort · Mobile · ~15 km · Must-see
• Big Creek Lake · lake · George · ~16 km · Must-see
• The Catholic Cemetery of Mobile · church · Mobile · ~17 km · Must-see
• Oakleigh Garden Historic District · fort · Mobile · ~18 km · Must-see
• Emanuel African Methodist Episcopal Church · church · Mobile · ~19 km · Must-see
• Chickasabogue Park · sanctuary · Mobile · ~19 km · Must-see
• Saint Vincent Catholic Church · church · Mobile · ~20 km · Must-see
• Mobile Carnival Museum · museum · Mobile · ~20 km · Must-see
• Cathedral Square · church · Mobile · ~20 km · Must-see
• Government Street Presbyterian Church · church · Mobile · ~20 km · Must-see
• Saint Francis Street United Methodist Church · church · Mobile · ~20 km · Must-see
• Mardi Gras Park · park · Mobile · ~20 km · Must-see
• Fort Conde · museum · Mobile · ~20 km · Must-see
• History Museum of Mobile · museum · Mobile · ~20 km · Must-see
• Gulf Coast Exploreum Science Center · museum · Mobile · ~20 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Optimist Lake

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Optimist Lake

• Big Creek Lake · lake · George · ~16 km · Must-see
• Choctaw Point Light · lake · Baldwin · ~27 km · Must-see
• Flint Creek Water Park · lake · Stone · ~114 km · Must-see
• Crescent Lake · lake · Baldwin · ~116 km · Must-see
• Cole Lake · lake · Jackson · ~15 km
• S A Barrett Dam · lake · Mobile · ~31 km
• Luther Hall Lake · lake · Jackson · ~32 km
• Hatters Pond · lake · Mobile · ~36 km
• Black Creek Cooling Water Facility Dam · lake · Jackson · ~41 km
• Black Creek Cooling Pond · lake · Jackson · ~41 km

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