Bilbo Basin

Bilbo Basin: 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 Bilbo Basin

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 Bilbo Basin — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 30.82182, -88.74442. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Bilbo Basin

• Red Creek State Wildlife Management Area · sanctuary · Jackson · ~25 km · Must-see
• WMAH-TV (Biloxi) · attraction · Stone · ~26 km · Must-see
• Leaf Wilderness · sanctuary · Greene · ~27 km · Must-see
• Leaf River State Wildlife Management Area · sanctuary · Perry · ~30 km · Must-see
• Black Creek Wilderness · sanctuary · Perry · ~40 km · Must-see
• De Soto National Forest · sanctuary · Perry · ~42 km · Must-see
• Flint Creek Water Park · lake · Stone · ~47 km · Must-see
• Big Creek Lake · lake · George · ~51 km · Must-see
• Walter Anderson Museum of Art · museum · Jackson · ~58 km · Must-see
• Eric Clark Coastal Preserve · sanctuary · Jackson · ~58 km · Must-see
• Fort Maurepas Park · fort · Jackson · ~59 km · Must-see
• Ohr-O’Keefe Museum of Art · museum · Harrison · ~61 km · Must-see
• Cathedral of the Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary · church · Harrison · ~62 km · Must-see
• Biloxi Lighthouse · fort · Harrison · ~62 km · Must-see
• Sweetbay Bogs Preserve · sanctuary · Stone · ~64 km · Must-see
• Round Island Lighthouse · fort · Jackson · ~67 km · Must-see
• East Pascagoula River Light · attraction · Jackson · ~69 km · Must-see
• Mahned Bridge · fort · Perry · ~70 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Bilbo Basin

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Bilbo Basin

• Flint Creek Water Park · lake · Stone · ~47 km · Must-see
• Big Creek Lake · lake · George · ~51 km · Must-see
• Choctaw Point Light · lake · Baldwin · ~93 km · Must-see
• Hickory Hills Lake · lake · Lamar · ~101 km · Must-see
• Lake Borgne Light · lake · Saint Bernard Parish · ~124 km · Must-see
• Lake Bill Waller · lake · Marion · ~127 km · Must-see
• Dace Eddy · lake · George · ~10 km
• E W Smith Lake Dam · lake · George · ~17 km
• Marshall Smith Lake Dam · lake · George · ~21 km
• Baggett Lake Dam · lake · Stone · ~22 km

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