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: 34.57406, -77.68748. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Big Lake

• Topsail Island · river spot · Onslow · ~28 km · Must-see
• Courthouse Bay Marina · attraction · Onslow · ~36 km · Must-see
• Courthouse Bay · beach · Onslow · ~36 km · Must-see
• Beirut Memorial · fort · Onslow · ~40 km · Must-see
• Montford Point Marine Memorial · museum · Onslow · ~40 km · Must-see
• Onslow Beach · beach · Onslow · ~44 km · Must-see
• Moores Creek National Battlefield · park · Pender · ~51 km · Must-see
• Airlie Gardens · park · New Hanover · ~52 km · Must-see
• Mount Lebanon Chapel and Cemetery · church · New Hanover · ~53 km · Must-see
• New Hanover County Arboretum · park · New Hanover · ~53 km · Must-see
• Cape Fear Museum · museum · New Hanover · ~55 km · Must-see
• Bellamy Mansion Museum of History & Design Arts · museum · New Hanover · ~55 km · Must-see
• Battleship North Carolina · sanctuary · New Hanover · ~56 km · Must-see
• Hammocks Beach State Park · beach · Onslow · ~64 km · Must-see
• Holly Shelter Game Land · sanctuary · Pender · ~13 km
• Blakes Chapel · church · Pender · ~21 km
• Yow-Williams Pond · lake · Onslow · ~22 km
• Saint Mary's Church · church · Pender · ~27 km

See everything within a day’s drive of Big Lake

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Big Lake

• Catfish Lake South Wilderness · lake · Jones · ~79 km · Must-see
• Singletary Lake State Park · lake · Bladen · ~88 km · Must-see
• Bogue Sound · lake · Carteret · ~91 km · Must-see
• Lake Waccamaw State Park · lake · Columbus · ~103 km · Must-see
• Jones Lake State Park · lake · Bladen · ~108 km · Must-see
• Yow-Williams Pond · lake · Onslow · ~22 km
• Penderlea Lake · lake · Pender · ~36 km
• Lake Catherine · lake · Onslow · ~37 km
• Boney Mill Pond · lake · Duplin · ~41 km
• Greenfield Lake Fragrance Garden · lake · New Hanover · ~58 km

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