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: 34.97353, -90.60772. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Big Lake

• Beaty Lake · lake · Tunica · ~18 km · Must-see
• Beaty Lake · lake · St. Francis · ~18 km · Must-see
• Parkin Archeological State Park · park · Cross · ~43 km · Must-see
• St. Francis National Forest · park · Lee · ~44 km · Must-see
• Mud Lake · lake · DeSoto · ~46 km · Must-see
• Mud Lake · lake · West Tennessee · ~46 km · Must-see
• Chief Chisca Lake · lake · DeSoto · ~51 km · Must-see
• McNulty Lake · lake · Tunica · ~55 km · Must-see
• C.H. Nash Museum · museum · West Tennessee · ~56 km · Must-see
• T.O. Fuller State Park · park · West Tennessee · ~58 km · Must-see
• Riverside International Speedway · attraction · Crittenden · ~59 km · Must-see
• Centennial Baptist Church · church · Phillips · ~62 km · Must-see
• The Metal Museum · museum · West Tennessee · ~64 km · Must-see
• Fort Assumption · fort · West Tennessee · ~66 km · Must-see
• Tom Lee Park · park · West Tennessee · ~66 km · Must-see
• Mason Temple · church · West Tennessee · ~67 km · Must-see
• Mississippi River Model Walk · church · West Tennessee · ~67 km · Must-see
• Fort Prudhomme · fort · West Tennessee · ~67 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Big Lake

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Big Lake

• Beaty Lake · lake · Tunica · ~18 km · Must-see
• Beaty Lake · lake · St. Francis · ~18 km · Must-see
• Mud Lake · lake · DeSoto · ~46 km · Must-see
• Mud Lake · lake · West Tennessee · ~46 km · Must-see
• Chief Chisca Lake · lake · DeSoto · ~51 km · Must-see
• McNulty Lake · lake · Tunica · ~55 km · Must-see
• Arkabutla Lake · lake · DeSoto · ~68 km · Must-see
• Moon Lake · lake · Coahoma · ~76 km · Must-see
• Crow Lake · lake · Tunica · ~103 km · Must-see
• Big Horseshoe Lake · lake · Coahoma · ~107 km · Must-see

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