Thunderbird Lake

Thunderbird 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 Thunderbird 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 Thunderbird Lake — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 34.73172, -90.00754. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Thunderbird Lake

• Arkabutla Lake · lake · DeSoto · ~8 km · Must-see
• Chief Chisca Lake · lake · DeSoto · ~25 km · Must-see
• Mud Lake · lake · DeSoto · ~43 km · Must-see
• Mud Lake · lake · West Tennessee · ~43 km · Must-see
• Graceland · church · West Tennessee · ~44 km · Must-see
• T.O. Fuller State Park · park · West Tennessee · ~48 km · Must-see
• C.H. Nash Museum · museum · West Tennessee · ~48 km · Must-see
• John W Kyle State Park · park · Panola · ~49 km · Must-see
• Magnolia Grove Monastery · Buddhist site · Panola · ~52 km · Must-see
• Dixon Gardens · sanctuary · West Tennessee · ~53 km · Must-see
• Sardis Lake · lake · Lafayette · ~53 km · Must-see
• Memphis Botanic Garden · church · West Tennessee · ~54 km · Must-see
• Mid-South Coliseum · fort · West Tennessee · ~54 km · Must-see
• Peabody Elementary School Park · park · West Tennessee · ~54 km · Must-see
• Mason Temple · church · West Tennessee · ~54 km · Must-see
• Barth House Episcopal Student Center at the University of Memphis · church · West Tennessee · ~55 km · Must-see
• Memphis Children's Museum · church · West Tennessee · ~55 km · Must-see
• Spanish War Memorial Park · park · West Tennessee · ~55 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Thunderbird Lake

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Thunderbird Lake

• Arkabutla Lake · lake · DeSoto · ~8 km · Must-see
• Chief Chisca Lake · lake · DeSoto · ~25 km · Must-see
• Mud Lake · lake · DeSoto · ~43 km · Must-see
• Mud Lake · lake · West Tennessee · ~43 km · Must-see
• Sardis Lake · lake · Lafayette · ~53 km · Must-see
• Herb Parsons Lake · lake · West Tennessee · ~71 km · Must-see
• Moon Lake · lake · Coahoma · ~73 km · Must-see
• Enid Lake · lake · Yalobusha · ~83 km · Must-see
• Beaty Lake · lake · Tunica · ~93 km · Must-see
• Beaty Lake · lake · St. Francis · ~93 km · Must-see

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