Longs Dam

Longs Dam: 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 Longs Dam

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 Longs Dam — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 36.83339, -89.74508. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Longs Dam

• Bird Hill · viewpoint · Scott · ~36 km · Must-see
• Hunter-Dawson State Historic Site · sanctuary · West Tennessee · ~41 km · Must-see
• Jackson Hill · viewpoint · Scott · ~54 km · Must-see
• Mingo Wilderness · sanctuary · Wayne · ~56 km · Must-see
• Towosahgy State Historic Site · sanctuary · West Tennessee · ~60 km · Must-see
• Horseshoe Lake State Fish and Wildlife Area · lake · Alexander · ~60 km · Must-see
• Manning Cabin Hollow · viewpoint · Wayne · ~61 km · Must-see
• Horseshoe Lake Conservation Area · lake · Alexander · ~61 km · Must-see
• Peoples Hollow · viewpoint · Wayne · ~61 km · Must-see
• Horseshoe Lake · lake · Scott · ~62 km · Must-see
• Cape Bend State Fish and Wildlife Area · sanctuary · Alexander · ~68 km · Must-see
• Fort D · fort · Alexander · ~68 km · Must-see
• Reelfoot Lake State Park · lake · West Tennessee · ~70 km · Must-see
• Fort Defiance · fort · West Tennessee · ~70 km · Must-see
• Reelfoot National Wildlife Refuge · sanctuary · West Tennessee · ~70 km · Must-see
• Reelfoot Lake · lake · West Tennessee · ~71 km · Must-see
• Maria Pellegrino Park · park · Alexander · ~71 km · Must-see
• Lake Wappapello · lake · Wayne · ~73 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Longs Dam

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Longs Dam

• Horseshoe Lake State Fish and Wildlife Area · lake · Alexander · ~60 km · Must-see
• Horseshoe Lake Conservation Area · lake · Alexander · ~61 km · Must-see
• Horseshoe Lake · lake · Scott · ~62 km · Must-see
• Reelfoot Lake State Park · lake · West Tennessee · ~70 km · Must-see
• Reelfoot Lake · lake · West Tennessee · ~71 km · Must-see
• Lake Wappapello · lake · Wayne · ~73 km · Must-see
• Swan Lake · lake · West Tennessee · ~74 km · Must-see
• Axe Lake Swamp State Nature Preserve · lake · West Tennessee · ~81 km · Must-see
• Olmsted Dam · lake · Ballard · ~90 km · Must-see
• Shelby Lake · lake · Ballard · ~95 km · Must-see

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