Carter Lake

Carter 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 Carter 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 Carter Lake — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 35.19541, -94.72478. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Carter Lake

• Bokoshe Church · church · LeFlore · ~9 km · Must-see
• New Spiro Lake Dam · lake · LeFlore · ~12 km · Must-see
• Cavanal Hill · viewpoint · LeFlore · ~18 km · Must-see
• First United Methodist Church · church · LeFlore · ~23 km · Must-see
• Twyman Park · park · LeFlore · ~24 km · Must-see
• Robert S Kerr Reservoir · lake · Sequoyah · ~30 km · Must-see
• Arkansas Valley · viewpoint · Sebastian · ~37 km · Must-see
• Wister Lake State Park · lake · LeFlore · ~39 km · Must-see
• Sallisaw Park Lake Dam · lake · Sequoyah · ~41 km · Must-see
• Fort Smith Trolley Museum · museum · Sebastian · ~43 km · Must-see
• Fort Smith Museum of HIstory · museum · Sebastian · ~43 km · Must-see
• Fort Smith Confederate Monument · fort · Sebastian · ~43 km · Must-see
• Clayton House · museum · Sebastian · ~44 km · Must-see
• Runestone State Park · park · LeFlore · ~44 km · Must-see
• Heavener Church of Nazarene · church · LeFlore · ~45 km · Must-see
• West Harmony Road · fort · Sebastian · ~45 km · Must-see
• Vietnamese Baptist Church · church · Sebastian · ~45 km · Must-see
• Sequoyah's Cabin · sanctuary · Sequoyah · ~45 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Carter Lake

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Carter Lake

• New Spiro Lake Dam · lake · LeFlore · ~12 km · Must-see
• Robert S Kerr Reservoir · lake · Sequoyah · ~30 km · Must-see
• Wister Lake State Park · lake · LeFlore · ~39 km · Must-see
• Sallisaw Park Lake Dam · lake · Sequoyah · ~41 km · Must-see
• Brushy Creek Reservoir · lake · Sequoyah · ~50 km · Must-see
• John Paul Hammerschmidt Lake · lake · Arkansas · ~53 km · Must-see
• Cedar Lake North Shore · lake · LeFlore · ~58 km · Must-see
• Talihina Lake Dam · lake · Latimer · ~70 km · Must-see
• Lake Carl Albert · lake · Latimer · ~71 km · Must-see
• Tenkiller Ferry Lake · lake · Cherokee · ~76 km · Must-see

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