Big Lake

Big 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 Big 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 Big Lake — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 31.95859, -91.50132. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Big Lake

• Buckhorn Wildlife Management Area · sanctuary · Jefferson · ~17 km · Must-see
• Flowery Mound · fort · Claiborne · ~27 km · Must-see
• Big Lake Wildlife Management Area · lake · Claiborne · ~35 km · Must-see
• J. C. "Sonny" Gilbert Wildlife Management Area · sanctuary · Catahoula Parish · ~36 km · Must-see
• Anna Site · fort · Adams · ~41 km · Must-see
• Windsor Ruins · fort · Claiborne · ~44 km · Must-see
• Oakland Memorial Chapel · church · Claiborne · ~44 km · Must-see
• Boeuf State Wildlife Management Area · sanctuary · Caldwell Parish · ~53 km · Must-see
• Emerald Mound · fort · Adams · ~54 km · Must-see
• Rosalie Mansion and Gardens · museum · Adams · ~57 km · Must-see
• Natchez National Historical Park · sanctuary · Adams · ~60 km · Must-see
• Sandy Lake · lake · Catahoula Parish · ~60 km · Must-see
• Natchez State Park · sanctuary · Adams · ~62 km · Must-see
• Grand Village of the Natchez · fort · Adams · ~62 km · Must-see
• Tensas River National Wildlife Refuge · sanctuary · Madison Parish · ~65 km · Must-see
• Mangum Site · fort · Claiborne · ~71 km · Must-see
• Sundown Mounds · fort · Jefferson · ~10 km
• Willow Lake · lake · Tensas Parish · ~15 km

See everything within a day’s drive of Big Lake

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Big Lake

• Big Lake Wildlife Management Area · lake · Claiborne · ~35 km · Must-see
• Sandy Lake · lake · Catahoula Parish · ~60 km · Must-see
• Catahoula Lake · lake · LaSalle Parish · ~97 km · Must-see
• Okhissa Lake Dam · lake · Franklin · ~107 km · Must-see
• Black Bayou Lake · lake · Ouachita Parish · ~110 km · Must-see
• Grassy Lake State Wildlife Management Area · lake · Avoyelles Parish · ~119 km · Must-see
• Chautauqua Lake · lake · Copiah · ~134 km · Must-see
• Iatt Lake Dam · lake · Grant Parish · ~148 km · Must-see
• Kickapoo Lake Dam · lake · Hinds · ~149 km · Must-see
• Willow Lake · lake · Tensas Parish · ~15 km

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