Ohio River Pool

Ohio River Pool: 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 Ohio River Pool

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 Ohio River Pool — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 37.12228, -88.65533. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Ohio River Pool

• Fort Massac · fort · McCracken · ~5 km · Must-see
• Christ Temple · church · McCracken · ~7 km · Must-see
• Lloyd Tilghman Memorial · fort · McCracken · ~7 km · Must-see
• Fort Anderson · fort · McCracken · ~7 km · Must-see
• Sielbeck Forest State Natural Area · sanctuary · Massac · ~18 km · Must-see
• Mermet Lake State Fish and Wildlife Area · lake · Massac · ~29 km · Must-see
• Mermet Lake State Fish and Wildlife Area · lake · McCracken · ~29 km · Must-see
• Dixon Springs State Park · sanctuary · Pope · ~36 km · Must-see
• Golconda Marina State Recreation Area · sanctuary · Pope · ~39 km · Must-see
• Golconda Marina State Recreation Area · sanctuary · Livingston · ~39 km · Must-see
• Shelby Lake · lake · Ballard · ~41 km · Must-see
• Kentucky Dam Village State Resort Park · attraction · Marshall · ~45 km · Must-see
• Kentucky Dam · lake · Marshall · ~45 km · Must-see
• Olmsted Dam · lake · Ballard · ~46 km · Must-see
• Cache River State Natural Area · sanctuary · Johnson · ~46 km · Must-see
• Heron Pond – Little Black Slough Nature Preserve · sanctuary · Johnson · ~47 km · Must-see
• Heron Pond – Little Black Slough Nature Preserve · sanctuary · Ballard · ~47 km · Must-see
• Axe Lake Swamp State Nature Preserve · lake · West Tennessee · ~48 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Ohio River Pool

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Ohio River Pool

• Mermet Lake State Fish and Wildlife Area · lake · Massac · ~29 km · Must-see
• Mermet Lake State Fish and Wildlife Area · lake · McCracken · ~29 km · Must-see
• Shelby Lake · lake · Ballard · ~41 km · Must-see
• Kentucky Dam · lake · Marshall · ~45 km · Must-see
• Olmsted Dam · lake · Ballard · ~46 km · Must-see
• Axe Lake Swamp State Nature Preserve · lake · West Tennessee · ~48 km · Must-see
• Barkley Lock · lake · Livingston · ~50 km · Must-see
• Barkley Dam · lake · Lyon · ~51 km · Must-see
• Swan Lake · lake · West Tennessee · ~54 km · Must-see
• Lake of Egypt · lake · Williamson · ~73 km · Must-see

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