Murphy Pond

Murphy Pond: 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 Murphy Pond

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 Murphy Pond — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 36.74145, -88.85561. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Murphy Pond

• Fort Jefferson · fort · West Tennessee · ~39 km · Must-see
• Wickliffe Mounds · fort · West Tennessee · ~41 km · Must-see
• Towosahgy State Historic Site · sanctuary · West Tennessee · ~43 km · Must-see
• Fort Defiance · fort · West Tennessee · ~47 km · Must-see
• Swan Lake · lake · West Tennessee · ~48 km · Must-see
• Union City Church of God · church · West Tennessee · ~49 km · Must-see
• Axe Lake Swamp State Nature Preserve · lake · West Tennessee · ~54 km · Must-see
• Lloyd Tilghman Memorial · fort · McCracken · ~54 km · Must-see
• Christ Temple · church · McCracken · ~55 km · Must-see
• Fort Anderson · fort · McCracken · ~56 km · Must-see
• Fort Massac · fort · McCracken · ~59 km · Must-see
• Olmsted Dam · lake · Ballard · ~65 km · Must-see
• Shelby Lake · lake · Ballard · ~65 km · Must-see
• Reelfoot National Wildlife Refuge · sanctuary · West Tennessee · ~66 km · Must-see
• Sielbeck Forest State Natural Area · sanctuary · Massac · ~68 km · Must-see
• Mermet Lake State Fish and Wildlife Area · lake · Massac · ~72 km · Must-see
• Mermet Lake State Fish and Wildlife Area · lake · McCracken · ~72 km · Must-see
• Kentucky Dam Village State Resort Park · attraction · Marshall · ~73 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Murphy Pond

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Murphy Pond

• Swan Lake · lake · West Tennessee · ~48 km · Must-see
• Axe Lake Swamp State Nature Preserve · lake · West Tennessee · ~54 km · Must-see
• Olmsted Dam · lake · Ballard · ~65 km · Must-see
• Shelby Lake · lake · Ballard · ~65 km · Must-see
• Mermet Lake State Fish and Wildlife Area · lake · Massac · ~72 km · Must-see
• Mermet Lake State Fish and Wildlife Area · lake · McCracken · ~72 km · Must-see
• Horseshoe Lake State Fish and Wildlife Area · lake · Alexander · ~73 km · Must-see
• Reelfoot Lake State Park · lake · West Tennessee · ~73 km · Must-see
• Reelfoot Lake · lake · West Tennessee · ~74 km · Must-see
• Kentucky Dam · lake · Marshall · ~75 km · Must-see

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