Jackson Lake

Jackson 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 Jackson 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 Jackson Lake — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 34.03095, -89.83592. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Jackson Lake

• Enid Lake · lake · Yalobusha · ~16 km · Must-see
• Chickasaw Hill · sanctuary · Panola · ~19 km · Must-see
• Grenada Lake · lake · Grenada · ~33 km · Must-see
• Hugh White State Park · park · Grenada · ~34 km · Must-see
• Mississippi embayment · viewpoint · Grenada · ~43 km · Must-see
• Magnolia Grove Monastery · Buddhist site · Panola · ~49 km · Must-see
• John W Kyle State Park · park · Panola · ~55 km · Must-see
• Rowan Oak · fort · Lafayette · ~58 km · Must-see
• The Grove · attraction · Lafayette · ~58 km · Must-see
• Sardis Lake · lake · Lafayette · ~64 km · Must-see
• Holly Springs National Forest · sanctuary · Lafayette · ~73 km · Must-see
• Chesnut Lake · lake · Yalobusha · ~4 km
• Scurlock Lake · lake · Yalobusha · ~4 km
• Horseshoe Lake · lake · Yalobusha · ~7 km
• Cypress Creek Watershed Y-19a-9 Dam · lake · Yalobusha · ~7 km
• Cypress Creek Watershed Y-19a-7 Dam · lake · Yalobusha · ~8 km
• Cypress Creek Watershed Y-19a-8 Dam · lake · Yalobusha · ~8 km
• Cypress Creek Watershed Y-19a-5 Dam · lake · Yalobusha · ~8 km

See everything within a day’s drive of Jackson Lake

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Jackson Lake

• Enid Lake · lake · Yalobusha · ~16 km · Must-see
• Grenada Lake · lake · Grenada · ~33 km · Must-see
• Sardis Lake · lake · Lafayette · ~64 km · Must-see
• Moon Lake · lake · Coahoma · ~97 km · Must-see
• Arkabutla Lake · lake · DeSoto · ~104 km · Must-see
• Chief Chisca Lake · lake · DeSoto · ~118 km · Must-see
• Choctaw Lake Dam · lake · Choctaw · ~133 km · Must-see
• Elvis · lake · Lee · ~134 km · Must-see
• Lake Chautauqua · lake · Tippah · ~136 km · Must-see
• Lake Beulah, Mississippi · lake · Bolivar · ~138 km · Must-see

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