Lock 1

Lock 1: 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 Lock 1

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 Lock 1 — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 35.75729, -91.63646. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Lock 1

• Saint Pauls Episcopal Church · church · Independence · ~3 km · Must-see
• Jacksonport State Park · park · Jackson · ~40 km · Must-see
• Greers Ferry Dam · lake · Cleburne · ~52 km · Must-see
• Sugar Loaf Mountain · viewpoint · Cleburne · ~54 km · Must-see
• Falls Hollow · waterfall · Izard · ~62 km · Must-see
• Blanchard Springs Caverns · sanctuary · Stone · ~68 km · Must-see
• 155 mm gun M1 · attraction · White · ~68 km · Must-see
• Greers Ferry Lake · lake · Cleburne · ~70 km · Must-see
• Cumberland Presbyterian Church · fort · White · ~71 km · Must-see
• First Methodist Church · church · White · ~71 km · Must-see
• Trinity Episcopal Church · fort · White · ~72 km · Must-see
• Smyrna Methodist Church · church · White · ~74 km · Must-see
• Kennedy Park · park · Independence · ~0 km
• Bethel African Methodist Episcopal Church · church · Independence · ~2 km
• Old Independence Regional Museum · museum · Independence · ~2 km
• Batesville Confederate Monument · fort · Independence · ~3 km
• Batesville East Main Historic District · fort · Independence · ~3 km
• Ramsey Hill · viewpoint · Independence · ~3 km

See everything within a day’s drive of Lock 1

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Lock 1

• Greers Ferry Dam · lake · Cleburne · ~52 km · Must-see
• Greers Ferry Lake · lake · Cleburne · ~70 km · Must-see
• Crow Lake · lake · Tunica · ~93 km · Must-see
• Norfork Dam · lake · Baxter · ~96 km · Must-see
• Mammoth Spring · lake · Fulton · ~103 km · Must-see
• Lake Frierson State Park · lake · Greene · ~108 km · Must-see
• Bull Shoals Dam · lake · Baxter · ~135 km · Must-see
• Lake Conway Dam · lake · Faulkner · ~141 km · Must-see
• Beaty Lake · lake · St. Francis · ~142 km · Must-see
• Beaty Lake · lake · Tunica · ~142 km · Must-see

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