Jackman Lake

Jackman 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 Jackman 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 Jackman Lake — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 36.56784, -94.26942. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Jackman Lake

• Bobs Knob · viewpoint · Benton · ~5 km · Must-see
• Rough Hollow · viewpoint · Benton · ~9 km · Must-see
• Big Sugar Creek State Park · sanctuary · McDonald · ~9 km · Must-see
• Big Cedar Hollow · viewpoint · McDonald · ~9 km · Must-see
• Bear Hollow · viewpoint · Benton · ~9 km · Must-see
• Hambrich Hollow · viewpoint · McDonald · ~10 km · Must-see
• Boone Hollow · viewpoint · McDonald · ~11 km · Must-see
• Lake Ann Dam · lake · Benton · ~14 km · Must-see
• Lake Brittany Dam · lake · Benton · ~15 km · Must-see
• Lake Windsor Pontoon Park · lake · Benton · ~17 km · Must-see
• Lime Kiln Hollow · viewpoint · McDonald · ~19 km · Must-see
• Clayton Hollow · viewpoint · McDonald · ~20 km · Must-see
• Thief Hollow · viewpoint · McDonald · ~20 km · Must-see
• Pigeon Roost Hollow · viewpoint · McDonald · ~20 km · Must-see
• Peach Orchard Hollow · viewpoint · McDonald · ~22 km · Must-see
• Smith Hollow · viewpoint · McDonald · ~23 km · Must-see
• Thomas Hollow · viewpoint · McDonald · ~26 km · Must-see
• Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art · museum · Benton · ~27 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Jackman Lake

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Jackman Lake

• Lake Ann Dam · lake · Benton · ~14 km · Must-see
• Lake Brittany Dam · lake · Benton · ~15 km · Must-see
• Lake Windsor Pontoon Park · lake · Benton · ~17 km · Must-see
• Lake Atalanta · lake · Benton · ~37 km · Must-see
• Beaver Dam · lake · Carroll · ~51 km · Must-see
• Beaver Lake · lake · Benton · ~54 km · Must-see
• Siloam Springs Lake Dam · lake · Benton · ~57 km · Must-see
• Lake Fayetteville · lake · Washington · ~62 km · Must-see
• Grand Lake o' the Cherokees · lake · Delaware · ~66 km · Must-see
• Lake Eucha · lake · Delaware · ~73 km · Must-see

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