Scott Lake

Scott 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 Scott 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 Scott Lake — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 35.09426, -93.78020. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Scott Lake

• Blue Mountain Dam · lake · Yell · ~15 km · Must-see
• Magazine Mountain · viewpoint · Logan · ~18 km · Must-see
• Mount Magazine State Park · sanctuary · Logan · ~19 km · Must-see
• Subiaco Abbey · church · Logan · ~33 km · Must-see
• Ouachita National Recreation Trail · trek · Yell · ~44 km · Must-see
• Saint Mary Catholic Church · church · Franklin · ~50 km · Must-see
• Arkansas River Valley · viewpoint · Johnson · ~59 km · Must-see
• Lake Dardanelle · lake · Logan · ~61 km · Must-see
• Mount Nebo State Park · sanctuary · Yell · ~62 km · Must-see
• First Presbyterian Church · church · Johnson · ~64 km · Must-see
• Center Point Road · fort · Crawford · ~67 km · Must-see
• John Paul Hammerschmidt Lake · lake · Arkansas · ~69 km · Must-see
• Lake Dardanelle State Park · lake · Pope · ~71 km · Must-see
• Nimrod Dam · lake · Perry · ~73 km · Must-see
• West Harmony Road · fort · Sebastian · ~74 km · Must-see
• Hole in the Ground Mountain · viewpoint · Logan · ~9 km
• Dry Creek Wilderness · sanctuary · Logan · ~10 km
• Flood Mountain · viewpoint · Yell · ~12 km

See everything within a day’s drive of Scott Lake

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Scott Lake

• Blue Mountain Dam · lake · Yell · ~15 km · Must-see
• Lake Dardanelle · lake · Logan · ~61 km · Must-see
• John Paul Hammerschmidt Lake · lake · Arkansas · ~69 km · Must-see
• Lake Dardanelle State Park · lake · Pope · ~71 km · Must-see
• Nimrod Dam · lake · Perry · ~73 km · Must-see
• Lake Ouachita · lake · Garland · ~82 km · Must-see
• Winthrop Rockefeller Lake · lake · Pope · ~83 km · Must-see
• Lake Ouachita State Park · lake · Garland · ~95 km · Must-see
• New Spiro Lake Dam · lake · LeFlore · ~96 km · Must-see
• Bard Springs Dam Number 2 · lake · Polk · ~101 km · Must-see

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