Middle Dam

Middle Dam: crowds and conditions

Typical pattern: moderate; weekends busier. 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 Middle Dam

Season: August to December when reservoirs are full and gates may open.

Busiest days: Weekends and long holidays.

Crowd: Moderate; weekends busier.

Typical week: Mon light · Tue light · Wed light · Thu light · Fri light · Sat busy · Sun busy.

How to reach Middle Dam — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 34.53509, -93.03018. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Middle Dam

• Magic Springs Theme & Water Park · park · Garland · ~3 km · Must-see
• Hot Springs National Park · sanctuary · Garland · ~5 km · Must-see
• Hot Springs Confederate Monument · fort · Garland · ~5 km · Must-see
• Glazypeau Mountain · viewpoint · Garland · ~11 km · Must-see
• Lake Catherine Waterfall · waterfall · Hot Spring · ~16 km · Must-see
• Lake Hamilton · lake · Garland · ~18 km · Must-see
• Lake Ouachita State Park · lake · Garland · ~21 km · Must-see
• Lake Ouachita · lake · Garland · ~40 km · Must-see
• DeGray Lake · lake · Clark · ~44 km · Must-see
• Flatside Wilderness · sanctuary · Perry · ~45 km · Must-see
• Gann Museum of Saline County · museum · Saline · ~51 km · Must-see
• Arkadelphia Confederate Monument · fort · Clark · ~58 km · Must-see
• Nimrod Dam · lake · Perry · ~60 km · Must-see
• Wildwood Park for the Arts · park · Pulaski · ~70 km · Must-see
• Lake Maumelle · lake · Pulaski · ~71 km · Must-see
• Shinall Mountain · viewpoint · Pulaski · ~71 km · Must-see
• Goat Rock Viewpoint · viewpoint · Garland · ~1 km
• Hot Springs Mountain · viewpoint · Garland · ~3 km

See everything within a day’s drive of Middle Dam

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Middle Dam

• Lake Hamilton · lake · Garland · ~18 km · Must-see
• Lake Ouachita State Park · lake · Garland · ~21 km · Must-see
• Lake Ouachita · lake · Garland · ~40 km · Must-see
• DeGray Lake · lake · Clark · ~44 km · Must-see
• Nimrod Dam · lake · Perry · ~60 km · Must-see
• Lake Maumelle · lake · Pulaski · ~71 km · Must-see
• Lake Willastein Dam · lake · Pulaski · ~83 km · Must-see
• Winthrop Rockefeller Lake · lake · Pope · ~87 km · Must-see
• The Little Rock · lake · Pulaski · ~92 km · Must-see
• Lake Conway Dam · lake · Faulkner · ~93 km · Must-see

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