Mitchell Lake

Mitchell 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 Mitchell 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 Mitchell Lake — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 30.68245, -91.30184. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Mitchell Lake

• Audubon State Historic Site · park · West Feliciana Parish · ~16 km · Must-see
• Grace Episcopal Church · church · West Feliciana Parish · ~17 km · Must-see
• Locust Grove State Historic Site · park · West Feliciana Parish · ~22 km · Must-see
• Locust Grove State Historic Site · sanctuary · Wilkinson · ~22 km · Must-see
• Baton Rouge Zoo · park · Wilkinson · ~24 km · Must-see
• Cat Island National Wildlife Refuge · sanctuary · West Feliciana Parish · ~27 km · Must-see
• Laurens Henry Cohn, Sr. Memorial Plant Arboretum · park · Wilkinson · ~28 km · Must-see
• Saint Joseph Cathedral · church · East Baton Rouge Parish · ~35 km · Must-see
• St. Joseph Cathedral · church · Wilkinson · ~35 km · Must-see
• Saint James Episcopal Church · church · East Baton Rouge Parish · ~35 km · Must-see
• USS Kidd · attraction · East Baton Rouge Parish · ~36 km · Must-see
• Mike the Tiger Habitat · attraction · East Baton Rouge Parish · ~40 km · Must-see
• Independence Park Botanic Gardens · sanctuary · Wilkinson · ~41 km · Must-see
• Tunica Hills Wildlife Management Area · sanctuary · Wilkinson · ~42 km · Must-see
• LSU Rural Life Museum · museum · Wilkinson · ~44 km · Must-see
• Bluebonnet Swamp Nature Center · sanctuary · Wilkinson · ~50 km · Must-see
• Baton Rouge Louisiana Temple · church · East Baton Rouge Parish · ~50 km · Must-see
• Sherburne Wildlife Management Area · sanctuary · Saint Martin Parish · ~58 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Mitchell Lake

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Mitchell Lake

• Swayze Lake · lake · Saint Landry Parish · ~63 km · Must-see
• Spanish Lake · lake · Wilkinson · ~63 km · Must-see
• Murphy Lake · lake · Saint Martin Parish · ~81 km · Must-see
• Grassy Lake State Wildlife Management Area · lake · Avoyelles Parish · ~83 km · Must-see
• Bayou Corne Sinkhole · lake · Assumption Parish · ~95 km · Must-see
• Lake Martin · lake · Saint Martin Parish · ~97 km · Must-see
• Louisiana Swamps · lake · Saint Martin Parish · ~97 km · Must-see
• Lake Fausse Pointe State Park · lake · Iberia Parish · ~97 km · Must-see
• Cypress Lake · lake · Lafayette Parish · ~108 km · Must-see
• Spanish Lake Dam · lake · Saint Martin Parish · ~109 km · Must-see

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