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: 33.58102, -91.60498. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Big Lake

• Seven Devils Lake · lake · Drew · ~5 km · Must-see
• Monticello Confederate Monument · fort · Drew · ~24 km · Must-see
• Rohwer Memorial Cemetery · sanctuary · Desha · ~46 km · Must-see
• Lake Chicot · lake · Washington · ~52 km · Must-see
• Lake Chicot · lake · Chicot · ~55 km · Must-see
• Lake Chicot State Park · lake · Chicot · ~56 km · Must-see
• Arkansas Post National Memorial · park · Arkansas · ~68 km · Must-see
• Lake Georgia-Pacific Dam · lake · Ashley · ~71 km · Must-see
• WNIX-AM (Greenville) · attraction · Washington · ~72 km · Must-see
• Enon Baptist Church · church · Drew · ~9 km
• Byrd Lake · lake · Drew · ~18 km
• Chicot County Training School · fort · Chicot · ~20 km
• Drew County Historical Museum · museum · Drew · ~22 km
• Veterans Monument and Courtyard · fort · Drew · ~22 km
• McCloy Park Monument · fort · Drew · ~23 km
• Boll Weevil Bell · fort · Drew · ~24 km
• Turner Neal Museum of Natural History & Pomeroy Planetarium · museum · Drew · ~24 km
• Family Sculpture · fort · Drew · ~24 km

See everything within a day’s drive of Big Lake

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Big Lake

• Seven Devils Lake · lake · Drew · ~5 km · Must-see
• Lake Chicot · lake · Washington · ~52 km · Must-see
• Lake Chicot · lake · Chicot · ~55 km · Must-see
• Lake Chicot State Park · lake · Chicot · ~56 km · Must-see
• Lake Georgia-Pacific Dam · lake · Ashley · ~71 km · Must-see
• Lake Beulah, Mississippi · lake · Bolivar · ~76 km · Must-see
• Lake Monocnoc · lake · Washington · ~88 km · Must-see
• Lake Washington · lake · Washington · ~95 km · Must-see
• Big Horseshoe Lake · lake · Coahoma · ~118 km · Must-see
• Black Bayou Lake · lake · Ouachita Parish · ~144 km · Must-see

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