Perry Lake

Perry 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 Perry 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 Perry Lake — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 32.65278, -89.69836. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Perry Lake

• Ross R Barnett Reservoir · lake · Rankin · ~42 km · Must-see
• Roosevelt State Park · park · Scott · ~46 km · Must-see
• Bienville Pines Scenic Area · park · Scott · ~50 km · Must-see
• Boyd Mound · fort · Madison · ~51 km · Must-see
• Harrell Prairie Botanical Area · sanctuary · Scott · ~53 km · Must-see
• Bienville National Forest · sanctuary · Scott · ~56 km · Must-see
• Lake Pushmataha Dam · lake · Neshoba · ~56 km · Must-see
• Holmes County State Park · park · Holmes · ~58 km · Must-see
• Chapel of the Cross · church · Madison · ~60 km · Must-see
• Beth Israel · church · Hinds · ~64 km · Must-see
• Mississippi Museum of Natural Science · museum · Hinds · ~71 km · Must-see
• Lake Hico · lake · Hinds · ~71 km · Must-see
• Eudora Welty House · museum · Hinds · ~72 km · Must-see
• Pocahontas Mound · fort · Hinds · ~74 km · Must-see
• The Oaks House Museum · museum · Hinds · ~74 km · Must-see
• Jackson Volcano · viewpoint · Hinds · ~74 km · Must-see
• McDonald Church · church · Leake · ~5 km
• Yockanookany Roadside Park · park · Madison · ~8 km

See everything within a day’s drive of Perry Lake

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Perry Lake

• Ross R Barnett Reservoir · lake · Rankin · ~42 km · Must-see
• Lake Pushmataha Dam · lake · Neshoba · ~56 km · Must-see
• Lake Hico · lake · Hinds · ~71 km · Must-see
• Shongelo Lake · lake · Smith · ~80 km · Must-see
• Kickapoo Lake Dam · lake · Hinds · ~84 km · Must-see
• Choctaw Lake Dam · lake · Choctaw · ~108 km · Must-see
• Chautauqua Lake · lake · Copiah · ~120 km · Must-see
• B R Gunn Pond Dam · lake · Scott · ~18 km
• Bennett Lake Dam · lake · Madison · ~20 km
• Collin Wohner Lake Dam · lake · Madison · ~21 km

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