Mrs Ardell Blankenship Dam

Mrs Ardell Blankenship Dam: crowds and conditions

Typical pattern: moderate; weekends busier. Been there recently? Post today’s status and it shows here for the next traveller.

Status options for this dam: Full / gates open · Low water level · Entry closed.

Best time to visit Mrs Ardell Blankenship Dam

Season: August to December when reservoirs are full and gates may open.

Busiest days: Weekends and long holidays.

Crowd: Moderate; weekends busier.

Typical week: Mon light · Tue light · Wed light · Thu light · Fri light · Sat busy · Sun busy.

How to reach Mrs Ardell Blankenship Dam — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 35.56841, -89.76341. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Mrs Ardell Blankenship Dam

• Lower Hatchie National Wildlife Refuge · sanctuary · West Tennessee · ~7 km · Must-see
• Fort Pillow State Historic Park · fort · West Tennessee · ~13 km · Must-see
• Nodena Site · fort · West Tennessee · ~21 km · Must-see
• Chickasaw National Wildlife Refuge · sanctuary · Mississippi · ~36 km · Must-see
• Meeman-Shelby Forest State Park · sanctuary · West Tennessee · ~46 km · Must-see
• Memphis Tennessee Temple · church · West Tennessee · ~46 km · Must-see
• Shelby Farms Park · park · West Tennessee · ~61 km · Must-see
• United States Highway 61 Arch · attraction · Pemiscot · ~62 km · Must-see
• Herb Parsons Lake · lake · West Tennessee · ~62 km · Must-see
• Big Lake National Wildlife Refuge · sanctuary · Mississippi · ~62 km · Must-see
• Hatchie National Wildlife Refuge · sanctuary · West Tennessee · ~63 km · Must-see
• Memphis Zoo · sanctuary · West Tennessee · ~64 km · Must-see
• Old Forest Arboretum of Overton Park · sanctuary · West Tennessee · ~64 km · Must-see
• Brooks Museum of Art · museum · West Tennessee · ~64 km · Must-see
• West Tennessee National Wildlife Refuge Complex · sanctuary · West Tennessee · ~65 km · Must-see
• Chickasaw Garden Park · park · West Tennessee · ~65 km · Must-see
• Museum of Science and History, Pink Palace · museum · West Tennessee · ~65 km · Must-see
• Barth House Episcopal Student Center at the University of Memphis · church · West Tennessee · ~65 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Mrs Ardell Blankenship Dam

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Mrs Ardell Blankenship Dam

• Herb Parsons Lake · lake · West Tennessee · ~62 km · Must-see
• Mud Lake · lake · West Tennessee · ~94 km · Must-see
• Davy Crockett Lake · lake · West Tennessee · ~94 km · Must-see
• Mud Lake · lake · DeSoto · ~94 km · Must-see
• Chief Chisca Lake · lake · DeSoto · ~114 km · Must-see
• John Graham Dam · lake · West Tennessee · ~118 km · Must-see
• Arkabutla Lake · lake · DeSoto · ~118 km · Must-see
• Lake Frierson State Park · lake · Greene · ~122 km · Must-see
• Reelfoot Lake · lake · West Tennessee · ~125 km · Must-see
• Reelfoot Lake State Park · lake · West Tennessee · ~126 km · Must-see

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