Carpenter Lake

Carpenter 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 Carpenter 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 Carpenter Lake — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 36.81097, -90.38338. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Carpenter Lake

• Poplar Bluff Depot · church · Butler · ~8 km · Must-see
• Peoples Hollow · viewpoint · Wayne · ~22 km · Must-see
• Lake Wappapello · lake · Wayne · ~27 km · Must-see
• Mingo Wilderness · sanctuary · Wayne · ~29 km · Must-see
• Manning Cabin Hollow · viewpoint · Wayne · ~43 km · Must-see
• Meador Valley · viewpoint · Wayne · ~46 km · Must-see
• Kelow Valley · viewpoint · Wayne · ~53 km · Must-see
• White Hollow · viewpoint · Wayne · ~55 km · Must-see
• Perkins Hollow · viewpoint · Randolph · ~60 km · Must-see
• Aldrich Valley · viewpoint · Carter · ~62 km · Must-see
• Aley Mountain · viewpoint · Wayne · ~63 km · Must-see
• Mansco Hollow · viewpoint · Ripley · ~64 km · Must-see
• Sam A. Baker State Park · sanctuary · Wayne · ~64 km · Must-see
• Thompson Hollow · viewpoint · Randolph · ~65 km · Must-see
• Clearwater Lake · lake · Reynolds · ~65 km · Must-see
• Horse Hollow · viewpoint · Ripley · ~66 km · Must-see
• Big Spring · attraction · Carter · ~71 km · Must-see
• Holloway Lake · lake · Butler · ~4 km

See everything within a day’s drive of Carpenter Lake

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Carpenter Lake

• Lake Wappapello · lake · Wayne · ~27 km · Must-see
• Clearwater Lake · lake · Reynolds · ~65 km · Must-see
• Lake Killarney · lake · Randolph · ~111 km · Must-see
• Taum Sauk Upper Dam · lake · Reynolds · ~112 km · Must-see
• Lake Frierson State Park · lake · Greene · ~122 km · Must-see
• Horseshoe Lake · lake · Scott · ~123 km · Must-see
• Reelfoot Lake State Park · lake · West Tennessee · ~124 km · Must-see
• Horseshoe Lake Conservation Area · lake · Alexander · ~124 km · Must-see
• Reelfoot Lake · lake · West Tennessee · ~124 km · Must-see
• Horseshoe Lake State Fish and Wildlife Area · lake · Alexander · ~124 km · Must-see

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