Old River

Old River: 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 sanctuary: Open, good conditions · Very crowded · Approach road bad · Closed / not accessible.

Best time to visit Old River

Season: November to March for sightings; sanctuaries may close in peak monsoon.

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 Old River — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 34.90176, -90.65288. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Old River

• Beaty Lake · lake · Tunica · ~25 km · Must-see
• Beaty Lake · lake · St. Francis · ~25 km · Must-see
• St. Francis National Forest · park · Lee · ~33 km · Must-see
• McNulty Lake · lake · Tunica · ~44 km · Must-see
• Mud Lake · lake · DeSoto · ~52 km · Must-see
• Mud Lake · lake · West Tennessee · ~52 km · Must-see
• Centennial Baptist Church · church · Phillips · ~53 km · Must-see
• Chief Chisca Lake · lake · DeSoto · ~53 km · Must-see
• Parkin Archeological State Park · park · Cross · ~53 km · Must-see
• Louisiana Purchase Historic State Park · park · Monroe · ~58 km · Must-see
• Louisiana Purchase State Park · sanctuary · Tunica · ~58 km · Must-see
• Saint John the Baptist Catholic Church · church · Monroe · ~62 km · Must-see
• Mount Zion Baptist Church · church · Monroe · ~62 km · Must-see
• C.H. Nash Museum · museum · West Tennessee · ~64 km · Must-see
• T.O. Fuller State Park · park · West Tennessee · ~66 km · Must-see
• Moon Lake · lake · Coahoma · ~67 km · Must-see
• Riverside International Speedway · attraction · Crittenden · ~68 km · Must-see
• Arkabutla Lake · lake · DeSoto · ~70 km · Must-see

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Other wildlife, forests & gardens near Old River

• Louisiana Purchase State Park · sanctuary · Tunica · ~58 km · Must-see
• Memphis Zoo · sanctuary · West Tennessee · ~83 km · Must-see
• Old Forest Arboretum of Overton Park · sanctuary · West Tennessee · ~83 km · Must-see
• Dixon Gardens · sanctuary · West Tennessee · ~88 km · Must-see
• Meeman-Shelby Forest State Park · sanctuary · West Tennessee · ~91 km · Must-see
• Chickasaw Hill · sanctuary · Panola · ~140 km · Must-see
• Lower Hatchie National Wildlife Refuge · sanctuary · West Tennessee · ~143 km · Must-see
• Lincoln Park · sanctuary · West Tennessee · ~78 km
• Wapanocca National Wildlife Refuge · sanctuary · Crittenden · ~78 km
• Williamson Park · sanctuary · West Tennessee · ~81 km

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