Dowing Pond

Dowing Pond: 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 lake: Full / gates open · Low water level · Entry closed.

Best time to visit Dowing Pond

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 Dowing Pond — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 32.26209, -90.52815. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Dowing Pond

• Vicksburg National Military Park · park · Warren · ~24 km · Must-see
• Mississippi River Basin Model · attraction · Hinds · ~26 km · Must-see
• Kickapoo Lake Dam · lake · Hinds · ~29 km · Must-see
• Jackson Zoological Park · sanctuary · Hinds · ~37 km · Must-see
• Michigan Memorial · fort · Warren · ~39 km · Must-see
• Pocahontas Mound · fort · Hinds · ~40 km · Must-see
• Mississippi Museum of Art · museum · Hinds · ~41 km · Must-see
• Lake Hico · lake · Hinds · ~41 km · Must-see
• Chautauqua Lake · lake · Copiah · ~41 km · Must-see
• The Oaks House Museum · museum · Hinds · ~42 km · Must-see
• Jackson Volcano · viewpoint · Hinds · ~42 km · Must-see
• Eudora Welty House · museum · Hinds · ~43 km · Must-see
• USS Cairo · museum · Warren · ~43 km · Must-see
• Episcopal Church of the Holy Trinity · church · Warren · ~43 km · Must-see
• Old Court House Museum · museum · Warren · ~43 km · Must-see
• Bethel African Methodist Episcopal Church · church · Warren · ~43 km · Must-see
• Lower Mississippi River Museum · museum · Warren · ~43 km · Must-see
• Mississippi Museum of Natural Science · museum · Hinds · ~45 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Dowing Pond

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Dowing Pond

• Kickapoo Lake Dam · lake · Hinds · ~29 km · Must-see
• Lake Hico · lake · Hinds · ~41 km · Must-see
• Chautauqua Lake · lake · Copiah · ~41 km · Must-see
• Ross R Barnett Reservoir · lake · Rankin · ~70 km · Must-see
• Big Lake Wildlife Management Area · lake · Claiborne · ~104 km · Must-see
• Okhissa Lake Dam · lake · Franklin · ~121 km · Must-see
• Shongelo Lake · lake · Smith · ~122 km · Must-see
• Lake Washington · lake · Washington · ~128 km · Must-see
• Prassell Lake Dam · lake · Hinds · ~7 km
• Adams Egg Farm Dam · lake · Hinds · ~7 km

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