Big Lake

Big 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 Big 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 Big Lake — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 32.50986, -89.97119. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Big Lake

• Ross R Barnett Reservoir · lake · Rankin · ~6 km · Must-see
• Boyd Mound · fort · Madison · ~14 km · Must-see
• Chapel of the Cross · church · Madison · ~26 km · Must-see
• Beth Israel · church · Hinds · ~27 km · Must-see
• Mississippi Museum of Natural Science · museum · Hinds · ~34 km · Must-see
• Lake Hico · lake · Hinds · ~34 km · Must-see
• Eudora Welty House · museum · Hinds · ~36 km · Must-see
• The Oaks House Museum · museum · Hinds · ~37 km · Must-see
• Jackson Volcano · viewpoint · Hinds · ~37 km · Must-see
• Pocahontas Mound · fort · Hinds · ~38 km · Must-see
• Mississippi Museum of Art · museum · Hinds · ~39 km · Must-see
• Jackson Zoological Park · sanctuary · Hinds · ~39 km · Must-see
• Roosevelt State Park · park · Scott · ~44 km · Must-see
• Kickapoo Lake Dam · lake · Hinds · ~47 km · Must-see
• Mississippi River Basin Model · attraction · Hinds · ~49 km · Must-see
• Bienville Pines Scenic Area · park · Scott · ~63 km · Must-see
• Harrell Prairie Botanical Area · sanctuary · Scott · ~67 km · Must-see
• Bienville National Forest · sanctuary · Scott · ~67 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Big Lake

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Big Lake

• Ross R Barnett Reservoir · lake · Rankin · ~6 km · Must-see
• Lake Hico · lake · Hinds · ~34 km · Must-see
• Kickapoo Lake Dam · lake · Hinds · ~47 km · Must-see
• Shongelo Lake · lake · Smith · ~79 km · Must-see
• Chautauqua Lake · lake · Copiah · ~85 km · Must-see
• Lake Pushmataha Dam · lake · Neshoba · ~94 km · Must-see
• Choctaw Lake Dam · lake · Choctaw · ~144 km · Must-see
• Lake Washington · lake · Washington · ~149 km · Must-see
• F B Hayes Lake Dam · lake · Madison · ~6 km
• Canton Country Club Lake Dam · lake · Madison · ~13 km

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