Murray Lake

Murray 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 Murray 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 Murray Lake — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 32.97736, -93.49240. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Murray Lake

• Bodcau State Wildlife Management Area · park · Bossier Parish · ~20 km · Must-see
• Germantown Baptist Church · church · Webster Parish · ~50 km · Must-see
• Herbert S. Ford Memorial Museum · museum · Claiborne Parish · ~57 km · Must-see
• Caddo Lake · lake · Caddo Parish · ~69 km · Must-see
• Cathedral of Saint John Berchmans · church · Caddo Parish · ~73 km · Must-see
• State Line Church · church · Lafayette · ~12 km
• Taylor Veterans Memorial · fort · Columbia · ~17 km
• Ivan Lake Dam · lake · Bossier Parish · ~20 km
• Cypress Bayou Number Three Dam · lake · Bossier Parish · ~26 km
• Cypress Bayou Number Two Dam · lake · Bossier Parish · ~27 km
• Big Mound · viewpoint · Webster Parish · ~27 km
• Cypress Bayou Number One Dam · lake · Bossier Parish · ~28 km
• Lake Plain Dealing · lake · Bossier Parish · ~28 km
• Duncan Hill · viewpoint · Webster Parish · ~30 km
• Delaney Mount · viewpoint · Bossier Parish · ~30 km
• Bull Hill · viewpoint · Webster Parish · ~32 km
• Evergreen Church · church · Webster Parish · ~34 km
• Antioch Church · church · Columbia · ~36 km

See everything within a day’s drive of Murray Lake

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Murray Lake

• Caddo Lake · lake · Caddo Parish · ~69 km · Must-see
• Lake Claiborne Dam · lake · Claiborne Parish · ~76 km · Must-see
• Cross Lake · lake · Caddo Parish · ~77 km · Must-see
• Wright Patman Lake · lake · Miller · ~90 km · Must-see
• Wallace Lake Dam · lake · Caddo Parish · ~94 km · Must-see
• Kepler Creek Dam · lake · Bienville Parish · ~100 km · Must-see
• White Oak Lake State Park · lake · Nevada · ~108 km · Must-see
• Millwood Lake · lake · Little River · ~121 km · Must-see
• Lake D'Arbonne · lake · Union Parish · ~127 km · Must-see
• Lake O' the Pines · lake · Marion · ~132 km · Must-see

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