Jacobs Lake

Jacobs 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 Jacobs 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 Jacobs Lake — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 37.10422, -88.63866. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Jacobs Lake

• Christ Temple · church · McCracken · ~4 km · Must-see
• Lloyd Tilghman Memorial · fort · McCracken · ~4 km · Must-see
• Fort Anderson · fort · McCracken · ~4 km · Must-see
• Fort Massac · fort · McCracken · ~8 km · Must-see
• Sielbeck Forest State Natural Area · sanctuary · Massac · ~22 km · Must-see
• Mermet Lake State Fish and Wildlife Area · lake · Massac · ~32 km · Must-see
• Mermet Lake State Fish and Wildlife Area · lake · McCracken · ~32 km · Must-see
• Dixon Springs State Park · sanctuary · Pope · ~39 km · Must-see
• Golconda Marina State Recreation Area · sanctuary · Livingston · ~41 km · Must-see
• Golconda Marina State Recreation Area · sanctuary · Pope · ~41 km · Must-see
• Kentucky Dam Village State Resort Park · attraction · Marshall · ~42 km · Must-see
• Kentucky Dam · lake · Marshall · ~43 km · Must-see
• Shelby Lake · lake · Ballard · ~44 km · Must-see
• Barkley Lock · lake · Livingston · ~47 km · Must-see
• Olmsted Dam · lake · Ballard · ~48 km · Must-see
• Barkley Dam · lake · Lyon · ~48 km · Must-see
• Cache River State Natural Area · sanctuary · Johnson · ~49 km · Must-see
• Axe Lake Swamp State Nature Preserve · lake · West Tennessee · ~50 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Jacobs Lake

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Jacobs Lake

• Mermet Lake State Fish and Wildlife Area · lake · Massac · ~32 km · Must-see
• Mermet Lake State Fish and Wildlife Area · lake · McCracken · ~32 km · Must-see
• Kentucky Dam · lake · Marshall · ~43 km · Must-see
• Shelby Lake · lake · Ballard · ~44 km · Must-see
• Barkley Lock · lake · Livingston · ~47 km · Must-see
• Olmsted Dam · lake · Ballard · ~48 km · Must-see
• Barkley Dam · lake · Lyon · ~48 km · Must-see
• Axe Lake Swamp State Nature Preserve · lake · West Tennessee · ~50 km · Must-see
• Swan Lake · lake · West Tennessee · ~55 km · Must-see
• Lake of Egypt · lake · Williamson · ~76 km · Must-see

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