Henson Dam

Henson 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 Henson 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 Henson Dam — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 31.33350, -88.07500. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Henson Dam

• Andrews Chapel · church · Washington · ~11 km · Must-see
• Bartram Canoe Trail · sanctuary · Baldwin · ~40 km · Must-see
• Montgomery Hill Baptist Church · church · Baldwin · ~42 km · Must-see
• Bottle Creek Indian Mounds · fort · Baldwin · ~48 km · Must-see
• Old Mobile Site · fort · Mobile · ~52 km · Must-see
• Stockton United Methodist Church · church · Baldwin · ~53 km · Must-see
• Bladon Springs State Park · park · Choctaw · ~58 km · Must-see
• Fort Sinquefield · fort · Clarke · ~63 km · Must-see
• Choctaw National Wildlife Refuge · sanctuary · Choctaw · ~67 km · Must-see
• Little River State Forest · sanctuary · Escambia · ~70 km · Must-see
• Monger Hill · viewpoint · Washington · ~4 km
• High Hill · viewpoint · Washington · ~4 km
• Beard Hill · viewpoint · Washington · ~5 km
• Blocker Hill · viewpoint · Washington · ~5 km
• High Rocky Hill · viewpoint · Washington · ~8 km
• Happy Gospel Church · church · Washington · ~9 km
• McIntosh United Methodist Church · church · Washington · ~11 km
• Magnolia Church · church · Washington · ~12 km

See everything within a day’s drive of Henson Dam

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Henson Dam

• Big Creek Lake · lake · George · ~92 km · Must-see
• Choctaw Point Light · lake · Baldwin · ~93 km · Must-see
• William "Bill" Dannelly Reservoir · lake · Wilcox · ~135 km · Must-see
• Flint Creek Water Park · lake · Stone · ~141 km · Must-see
• Parnell Dam · lake · Washington · ~22 km
• D R Stallworth Pond · lake · Washington · ~34 km
• Hatters Pond · lake · Mobile · ~59 km
• Coffeeville Dam · lake · Choctaw · ~59 km
• Dedoe Lake Dam · lake · Greene · ~63 km
• E S Lee Lake Dam · lake · Greene · ~65 km

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