Big Eddy

Big Eddy: 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 Big Eddy

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 Big Eddy — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 30.95444, -88.72552. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Big Eddy

• Leaf Wilderness · sanctuary · Greene · ~11 km · Must-see
• Leaf River State Wildlife Management Area · sanctuary · Perry · ~20 km · Must-see
• De Soto National Forest · sanctuary · Perry · ~32 km · Must-see
• Black Creek Wilderness · sanctuary · Perry · ~36 km · Must-see
• WMAH-TV (Biloxi) · attraction · Stone · ~38 km · Must-see
• Red Creek State Wildlife Management Area · sanctuary · Jackson · ~42 km · Must-see
• Flint Creek Water Park · lake · Stone · ~50 km · Must-see
• Big Creek Lake · lake · George · ~57 km · Must-see
• Mahned Bridge · fort · Perry · ~57 km · Must-see
• Paul B Johnson State Park · park · Forrest · ~67 km · Must-see
• Sweetbay Bogs Preserve · sanctuary · Stone · ~69 km · Must-see
• Pree Eddy · beach · George · ~2 km
• Mount Sinai Church · church · George · ~5 km
• Bexley Church · church · George · ~7 km
• Davis Eddy · beach · George · ~7 km
• Dace Eddy · lake · George · ~9 km
• Shell Bluff · viewpoint · Greene · ~10 km
• Cross Roads Methodist Church · church · George · ~10 km

See everything within a day’s drive of Big Eddy

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Big Eddy

• Flint Creek Water Park · lake · Stone · ~50 km · Must-see
• Big Creek Lake · lake · George · ~57 km · Must-see
• Hickory Hills Lake · lake · Lamar · ~92 km · Must-see
• Choctaw Point Light · lake · Baldwin · ~97 km · Must-see
• Lake Bill Waller · lake · Marion · ~123 km · Must-see
• Lake Borgne Light · lake · Saint Bernard Parish · ~139 km · Must-see
• Dace Eddy · lake · George · ~9 km
• E W Smith Lake Dam · lake · George · ~19 km
• Bobby McLeod Lake · lake · Greene · ~21 km
• Clifton McLeod Lake · lake · Greene · ~25 km

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