Jackson Lake

Jackson 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 Jackson 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 Jackson Lake — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 31.92499, -91.32874. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Jackson Lake

• Flowery Mound · fort · Claiborne · ~7 km · Must-see
• Buckhorn Wildlife Management Area · sanctuary · Jefferson · ~19 km · Must-see
• Oakland Memorial Chapel · church · Claiborne · ~23 km · Must-see
• Windsor Ruins · fort · Claiborne · ~24 km · Must-see
• Anna Site · fort · Adams · ~32 km · Must-see
• Big Lake Wildlife Management Area · lake · Claiborne · ~40 km · Must-see
• Emerald Mound · fort · Adams · ~41 km · Must-see
• Natchez State Park · sanctuary · Adams · ~48 km · Must-see
• Mangum Site · fort · Claiborne · ~51 km · Must-see
• Rosalie Mansion and Gardens · museum · Adams · ~52 km · Must-see
• J. C. "Sonny" Gilbert Wildlife Management Area · sanctuary · Catahoula Parish · ~53 km · Must-see
• Natchez National Historical Park · sanctuary · Adams · ~54 km · Must-see
• Grand Village of the Natchez · fort · Adams · ~56 km · Must-see
• Tensas River National Wildlife Refuge · sanctuary · Madison Parish · ~69 km · Must-see
• Homochitto National Forest · sanctuary · Franklin · ~72 km · Must-see
• Boeuf State Wildlife Management Area · sanctuary · Caldwell Parish · ~74 km · Must-see
• Sandy Lake · lake · Catahoula Parish · ~75 km · Must-see
• Sundown Mounds · fort · Jefferson · ~11 km

See everything within a day’s drive of Jackson Lake

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Jackson Lake

• Big Lake Wildlife Management Area · lake · Claiborne · ~40 km · Must-see
• Sandy Lake · lake · Catahoula Parish · ~75 km · Must-see
• Okhissa Lake Dam · lake · Franklin · ~90 km · Must-see
• Catahoula Lake · lake · LaSalle Parish · ~111 km · Must-see
• Chautauqua Lake · lake · Copiah · ~114 km · Must-see
• Grassy Lake State Wildlife Management Area · lake · Avoyelles Parish · ~121 km · Must-see
• Black Bayou Lake · lake · Ouachita Parish · ~126 km · Must-see
• Kickapoo Lake Dam · lake · Hinds · ~133 km · Must-see
• Lake Tangipahoa Dam · lake · Pike · ~141 km · Must-see
• Lake Hico · lake · Hinds · ~146 km · Must-see

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