Congo Lake

Congo 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 Congo 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 Congo Lake — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 32.16840, -90.78932. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Congo Lake

• Vicksburg National Military Park · park · Warren · ~26 km · Must-see
• Michigan Memorial · fort · Warren · ~26 km · Must-see
• Episcopal Church of the Holy Trinity · church · Warren · ~27 km · Must-see
• Old Court House Museum · museum · Warren · ~28 km · Must-see
• Mangum Site · fort · Claiborne · ~28 km · Must-see
• Lower Mississippi River Museum · museum · Warren · ~28 km · Must-see
• Bethel African Methodist Episcopal Church · church · Warren · ~28 km · Must-see
• USS Cairo · museum · Warren · ~30 km · Must-see
• Fort St. Pierre Site · fort · Warren · ~46 km · Must-see
• Windsor Ruins · fort · Claiborne · ~51 km · Must-see
• Chautauqua Lake · lake · Copiah · ~55 km · Must-see
• Oakland Memorial Chapel · church · Claiborne · ~58 km · Must-see
• Mississippi River Basin Model · attraction · Hinds · ~59 km · Must-see
• Kickapoo Lake Dam · lake · Hinds · ~61 km · Must-see
• Flowery Mound · fort · Claiborne · ~65 km · Must-see
• Jackson Zoological Park · sanctuary · Hinds · ~70 km · Must-see
• Pocahontas Mound · fort · Hinds · ~72 km · Must-see
• Mississippi Museum of Art · museum · Hinds · ~73 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Congo Lake

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Congo Lake

• Chautauqua Lake · lake · Copiah · ~55 km · Must-see
• Kickapoo Lake Dam · lake · Hinds · ~61 km · Must-see
• Big Lake Wildlife Management Area · lake · Claiborne · ~73 km · Must-see
• Lake Hico · lake · Hinds · ~74 km · Must-see
• Okhissa Lake Dam · lake · Franklin · ~103 km · Must-see
• Ross R Barnett Reservoir · lake · Rankin · ~103 km · Must-see
• Lake Washington · lake · Washington · ~130 km · Must-see
• Lake Tangipahoa Dam · lake · Pike · ~142 km · Must-see
• Sandy Lake · lake · Catahoula Parish · ~147 km · Must-see
• E E Wallis Pond Dam · lake · Warren · ~9 km

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