Lake Hinkle

Lake Hinkle: 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 Lake Hinkle

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 Lake Hinkle — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 34.85177, -94.25355. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Lake Hinkle

• Rich Mountain · viewpoint · Polk · ~26 km · Must-see
• Queen Wilhelmina State Park · park · Polk · ~26 km · Must-see
• West Harmony Road · fort · Sebastian · ~27 km · Must-see
• Black Fork Mountain Wilderness · sanctuary · LeFlore · ~29 km · Must-see
• Arkansas Valley · viewpoint · Sebastian · ~35 km · Must-see
• Saint Agnes Catholic Church · church · Polk · ~37 km · Must-see
• Ebenezer Monument · fort · Polk · ~37 km · Must-see
• Janssen Park · park · Polk · ~37 km · Must-see
• Runestone State Park · park · LeFlore · ~38 km · Must-see
• Heavener Church of Nazarene · church · LeFlore · ~40 km · Must-see
• Upper Kiamichi River Wilderness · sanctuary · LeFlore · ~40 km · Must-see
• Wilton Mountain · viewpoint · LeFlore · ~43 km · Must-see
• Wilton Mountain · viewpoint · Polk · ~43 km · Must-see
• Cedar Lake North Shore · lake · LeFlore · ~49 km · Must-see
• Twyman Park · park · LeFlore · ~50 km · Must-see
• First United Methodist Church · church · LeFlore · ~50 km · Must-see
• Cavanal Hill · viewpoint · LeFlore · ~57 km · Must-see
• Wister Lake State Park · lake · LeFlore · ~60 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Lake Hinkle

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Lake Hinkle

• Cedar Lake North Shore · lake · LeFlore · ~49 km · Must-see
• Wister Lake State Park · lake · LeFlore · ~60 km · Must-see
• New Spiro Lake Dam · lake · LeFlore · ~63 km · Must-see
• John Paul Hammerschmidt Lake · lake · Arkansas · ~70 km · Must-see
• Bard Springs Dam Number 2 · lake · Polk · ~70 km · Must-see
• Blue Mountain Dam · lake · Yell · ~77 km · Must-see
• Gillham Dam · lake · Howard · ~89 km · Must-see
• Lake Carl Albert · lake · Latimer · ~94 km · Must-see
• Talihina Lake Dam · lake · Latimer · ~94 km · Must-see
• Broken Bow Reservoir · lake · McCurtain · ~96 km · Must-see

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