Brights Lake

Brights 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 Brights 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 Brights Lake — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 34.39214, -78.70699. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Brights Lake

• Lake Waccamaw State Park · lake · Columbus · ~28 km · Must-see
• Singletary Lake State Park · lake · Bladen · ~40 km · Must-see
• Turnbull Creek Educational State Forest · sanctuary · Bladen · ~43 km · Must-see
• Jones Lake State Park · lake · Bladen · ~44 km · Must-see
• Bladen Lakes State Forest · sanctuary · Bladen · ~47 km · Must-see
• Asbury Methodist Church · church · Robeson · ~61 km · Must-see
• Green Swamp Preserve · sanctuary · Brunswick · ~67 km · Must-see
• Little Pee Dee State Park · park · Dillon · ~67 km · Must-see
• Moores Creek National Battlefield · park · Pender · ~69 km · Must-see
• South of the Border · attraction · Dillon · ~70 km · Must-see
• North Carolina Museum of Natural Sciences at Whiteville · museum · Columbus · ~9 km
• Richardson Millpond · lake · Columbus · ~13 km
• Chadbourn Depot Museum · museum · Columbus · ~17 km
• Lake Waccamaw Depot Museum · museum · Columbus · ~23 km
• Annetts Pond · lake · Horry · ~24 km
• Lake Waccamaw · lake · Columbus · ~27 km
• Waccamaw River · river spot · Columbus · ~28 km
• Singletary Millpond · lake · Dillon · ~31 km

See everything within a day’s drive of Brights Lake

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Brights Lake

• Lake Waccamaw State Park · lake · Columbus · ~28 km · Must-see
• Singletary Lake State Park · lake · Bladen · ~40 km · Must-see
• Jones Lake State Park · lake · Bladen · ~44 km · Must-see
• Hope Mills Lake · lake · Dillon · ~85 km · Must-see
• Pepsi Cola Lake · lake · Florence · ~108 km · Must-see
• McArthur Lake · lake · Marlboro · ~126 km · Must-see
• Richardson Millpond · lake · Columbus · ~13 km
• Annetts Pond · lake · Horry · ~24 km
• Lake Waccamaw · lake · Columbus · ~27 km
• Singletary Millpond · lake · Dillon · ~31 km

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