Davis Lake

Davis 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 Davis 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 Davis Lake — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 34.00888, -93.84362. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Davis Lake

• Crater of Diamonds State Park · park · Pike · ~20 km · Must-see
• Mineral Springs Waterworks · fort · Howard · ~21 km · Must-see
• West Fork Lake Greeson · lake · Pike · ~34 km · Must-see
• Dierks Lake · lake · Sevier · ~37 km · Must-see
• Historic Washington State Park · fort · Hempstead · ~38 km · Must-see
• Millwood Lake · lake · Little River · ~39 km · Must-see
• Beards Bluff Public Use Area · sanctuary · Hempstead · ~44 km · Must-see
• Albert Pike Recreation Area · park · Montgomery · ~51 km · Must-see
• Ouachita National Forest · sanctuary · Montgomery · ~51 km · Must-see
• Gillham Dam · lake · Howard · ~52 km · Must-see
• Bard Springs Dam Number 2 · lake · Polk · ~56 km · Must-see
• Little Missouri Falls · waterfall · Montgomery · ~58 km · Must-see
• Caney Creek Wilderness · sanctuary · Polk · ~61 km · Must-see
• De Queen Dam · lake · Sevier · ~63 km · Must-see
• Cossatot River State Park-Natural Area · sanctuary · Howard · ~65 km · Must-see
• Biggs Chapel Methodist Church · church · Pike · ~14 km
• Blue Bayou Church · church · Howard · ~15 km
• Ka-Do-Ha Indian Village Museum · museum · Pike · ~16 km

See everything within a day’s drive of Davis Lake

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Davis Lake

• West Fork Lake Greeson · lake · Pike · ~34 km · Must-see
• Dierks Lake · lake · Sevier · ~37 km · Must-see
• Millwood Lake · lake · Little River · ~39 km · Must-see
• Gillham Dam · lake · Howard · ~52 km · Must-see
• Bard Springs Dam Number 2 · lake · Polk · ~56 km · Must-see
• De Queen Dam · lake · Sevier · ~63 km · Must-see
• DeGray Lake · lake · Clark · ~80 km · Must-see
• White Oak Lake State Park · lake · Nevada · ~95 km · Must-see
• Lake Ouachita · lake · Garland · ~100 km · Must-see
• Lake Hamilton · lake · Garland · ~101 km · Must-see

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