Lower Lake

Lower 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 Lower 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 Lower Lake — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 34.48597, -92.76991. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Lower Lake

• Lake Catherine Waterfall · waterfall · Hot Spring · ~20 km · Must-see
• Gann Museum of Saline County · museum · Saline · ~23 km · Must-see
• Magic Springs Theme & Water Park · park · Garland · ~29 km · Must-see
• Hot Springs Confederate Monument · fort · Garland · ~33 km · Must-see
• Hot Springs National Park · sanctuary · Garland · ~35 km · Must-see
• Glazypeau Mountain · viewpoint · Garland · ~40 km · Must-see
• Lake Hamilton · lake · Garland · ~42 km · Must-see
• Lake Ouachita State Park · lake · Garland · ~51 km · Must-see
• Wildwood Park for the Arts · park · Pulaski · ~51 km · Must-see
• Shinall Mountain · viewpoint · Pulaski · ~54 km · Must-see
• Flatside Wilderness · sanctuary · Perry · ~56 km · Must-see
• Boyle Park · park · Pulaski · ~58 km · Must-see
• Pinnacle Mountain State Park · sanctuary · Pulaski · ~59 km · Must-see
• Lake Maumelle · lake · Pulaski · ~59 km · Must-see
• Arkansas Arboretum · sanctuary · Pulaski · ~59 km · Must-see
• Pinnacle Mountain · viewpoint · Pulaski · ~59 km · Must-see
• Arkadelphia Confederate Monument · fort · Clark · ~60 km · Must-see
• DeGray Lake · lake · Clark · ~61 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Lower Lake

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Lower Lake

• Lake Hamilton · lake · Garland · ~42 km · Must-see
• Lake Ouachita State Park · lake · Garland · ~51 km · Must-see
• Lake Maumelle · lake · Pulaski · ~59 km · Must-see
• DeGray Lake · lake · Clark · ~61 km · Must-see
• Lake Willastein Dam · lake · Pulaski · ~65 km · Must-see
• The Little Rock · lake · Pulaski · ~68 km · Must-see
• Lake Ouachita · lake · Garland · ~71 km · Must-see
• Lake Conway Dam · lake · Faulkner · ~78 km · Must-see
• Nimrod Dam · lake · Perry · ~79 km · Must-see
• Winthrop Rockefeller Lake · lake · Pope · ~99 km · Must-see

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