Old River

Old River: 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 Old River

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 Old River — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 35.23211, -90.61320. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Old River

• Parkin Archeological State Park · park · Cross · ~9 km · Must-see
• Beaty Lake · lake · St. Francis · ~25 km · Must-see
• Beaty Lake · lake · Tunica · ~25 km · Must-see
• Riverside International Speedway · attraction · Crittenden · ~56 km · Must-see
• Mud Lake · lake · DeSoto · ~57 km · Must-see
• Mud Lake · lake · West Tennessee · ~57 km · Must-see
• C.H. Nash Museum · museum · West Tennessee · ~60 km · Must-see
• T.O. Fuller State Park · park · West Tennessee · ~61 km · Must-see
• The Metal Museum · museum · West Tennessee · ~63 km · Must-see
• Fort Assumption · fort · West Tennessee · ~64 km · Must-see
• Mississippi River Model Walk · church · West Tennessee · ~64 km · Must-see
• Tom Lee Park · park · West Tennessee · ~64 km · Must-see
• The Cotton Museum at the Memphis Cotton Exchange · museum · West Tennessee · ~65 km · Must-see
• Fort Prudhomme · fort · West Tennessee · ~65 km · Must-see
• Meeman-Shelby Forest State Park · sanctuary · West Tennessee · ~65 km · Must-see
• Calvary Parrish House · church · West Tennessee · ~65 km · Must-see
• Memphis Rock 'N Soul Museum · museum · West Tennessee · ~65 km · Must-see
• Saint Mary's Catholic Church · church · West Tennessee · ~65 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Old River

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Old River

• Beaty Lake · lake · St. Francis · ~25 km · Must-see
• Beaty Lake · lake · Tunica · ~25 km · Must-see
• Mud Lake · lake · DeSoto · ~57 km · Must-see
• Mud Lake · lake · West Tennessee · ~57 km · Must-see
• Chief Chisca Lake · lake · DeSoto · ~73 km · Must-see
• McNulty Lake · lake · Tunica · ~83 km · Must-see
• Arkabutla Lake · lake · DeSoto · ~91 km · Must-see
• Crow Lake · lake · Tunica · ~103 km · Must-see
• Lake Frierson State Park · lake · Greene · ~104 km · Must-see
• Moon Lake · lake · Coahoma · ~112 km · Must-see

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