Open Lake

Open 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 Open 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 Open Lake — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 34.97346, -92.71610. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Open Lake

• Lake Maumelle · lake · Pulaski · ~21 km · Must-see
• Cadron Settlement Park · park · Faulkner · ~27 km · Must-see
• Pinnacle Mountain · viewpoint · Pulaski · ~32 km · Must-see
• Petit Jean State Park · sanctuary · Conway · ~32 km · Must-see
• Flatside Wilderness · sanctuary · Perry · ~33 km · Must-see
• Arkansas Arboretum · sanctuary · Pulaski · ~33 km · Must-see
• Pompe Park · park · Faulkner · ~33 km · Must-see
• Pinnacle Mountain State Park · sanctuary · Pulaski · ~34 km · Must-see
• Gatlin Park · park · Faulkner · ~34 km · Must-see
• Shinall Mountain · viewpoint · Pulaski · ~35 km · Must-see
• Lake Conway Dam · lake · Faulkner · ~36 km · Must-see
• Century Flyer · attraction · Faulkner · ~37 km · Must-see
• Wildwood Park for the Arts · park · Pulaski · ~38 km · Must-see
• Lake Willastein Dam · lake · Pulaski · ~39 km · Must-see
• Holla Bend National Wildlife Refuge · sanctuary · Pope · ~45 km · Must-see
• Winthrop Rockefeller Lake · lake · Pope · ~46 km · Must-see
• Nimrod Dam · lake · Perry · ~51 km · Must-see
• Burns Park · sanctuary · Pulaski · ~52 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Open Lake

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Open Lake

• Lake Maumelle · lake · Pulaski · ~21 km · Must-see
• Lake Conway Dam · lake · Faulkner · ~36 km · Must-see
• Lake Willastein Dam · lake · Pulaski · ~39 km · Must-see
• Winthrop Rockefeller Lake · lake · Pope · ~46 km · Must-see
• Nimrod Dam · lake · Perry · ~51 km · Must-see
• The Little Rock · lake · Pulaski · ~60 km · Must-see
• Lake Dardanelle State Park · lake · Pope · ~71 km · Must-see
• Lake Ouachita State Park · lake · Garland · ~73 km · Must-see
• Lake Dardanelle · lake · Logan · ~86 km · Must-see
• Lake Hamilton · lake · Garland · ~88 km · Must-see

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