Matthews Lake Dam

Matthews Lake 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 Matthews Lake 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 Matthews Lake Dam — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 33.81844, -91.74013. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Matthews Lake Dam

• Monticello Confederate Monument · fort · Drew · ~26 km · Must-see
• Seven Devils Lake · lake · Drew · ~41 km · Must-see
• Wesley Chapel · church · Cleveland · ~43 km · Must-see
• Arkansas Post National Memorial · park · Arkansas · ~53 km · Must-see
• Rohwer Memorial Cemetery · sanctuary · Desha · ~54 km · Must-see
• Arkansas Railroad Museum · museum · Jefferson · ~63 km · Must-see
• Trinity Episcopal Church · church · Jefferson · ~65 km · Must-see
• Mount Zion Presbyterian Church · church · Lincoln · ~12 km
• Byrd Lake · lake · Drew · ~18 km
• Star City Confederate Memorial · fort · Lincoln · ~21 km
• Gaster Hill · viewpoint · Drew · ~24 km
• Dark Corners Church · church · Lincoln · ~24 km
• Thomas Chapel · church · Lincoln · ~26 km
• Veterans Monument and Courtyard · fort · Drew · ~27 km
• Drew County Historical Museum · museum · Drew · ~28 km
• McCloy Park Monument · fort · Drew · ~29 km
• Boll Weevil Bell · fort · Drew · ~33 km
• Desha County Museum · museum · Desha · ~33 km

See everything within a day’s drive of Matthews Lake Dam

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Matthews Lake Dam

• Seven Devils Lake · lake · Drew · ~41 km · Must-see
• Lake Beulah, Mississippi · lake · Bolivar · ~86 km · Must-see
• Lake Chicot · lake · Washington · ~87 km · Must-see
• Lake Chicot State Park · lake · Chicot · ~89 km · Must-see
• Lake Chicot · lake · Chicot · ~90 km · Must-see
• Lake Georgia-Pacific Dam · lake · Ashley · ~90 km · Must-see
• Big Horseshoe Lake · lake · Coahoma · ~102 km · Must-see
• Lake Monocnoc · lake · Washington · ~115 km · Must-see
• Lake Washington · lake · Washington · ~131 km · Must-see
• The Little Rock · lake · Pulaski · ~143 km · Must-see

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