Parnell Dam

Parnell 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 Parnell 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 Parnell Dam — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 31.34774, -88.25546. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Parnell Dam

• Andrews Chapel · church · Washington · ~29 km · Must-see
• Bladon Springs State Park · park · Choctaw · ~55 km · Must-see
• Bartram Canoe Trail · sanctuary · Baldwin · ~56 km · Must-see
• Bottle Creek Indian Mounds · fort · Baldwin · ~60 km · Must-see
• Old Mobile Site · fort · Mobile · ~61 km · Must-see
• Montgomery Hill Baptist Church · church · Baldwin · ~61 km · Must-see
• Choctaw National Wildlife Refuge · sanctuary · Choctaw · ~65 km · Must-see
• Stockton United Methodist Church · church · Baldwin · ~68 km · Must-see
• High Rocky Hill · viewpoint · Washington · ~15 km
• D R Stallworth Pond · lake · Washington · ~16 km
• Beard Hill · viewpoint · Washington · ~19 km
• Big Sand Hill · viewpoint · Washington · ~21 km
• High Hill · viewpoint · Washington · ~22 km
• Hill Spring Baptist Church · church · Washington · ~23 km
• Dove Roost Hill · viewpoint · Washington · ~24 km
• Monger Hill · viewpoint · Washington · ~24 km
• Mobile and Ohio Railroad · fort · Washington · ~25 km
• Magnolia Church · church · Washington · ~25 km

See everything within a day’s drive of Parnell Dam

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Parnell Dam

• Big Creek Lake · lake · George · ~89 km · Must-see
• Choctaw Point Light · lake · Baldwin · ~100 km · Must-see
• Flint Creek Water Park · lake · Stone · ~123 km · Must-see
• Hickory Hills Lake · lake · Lamar · ~136 km · Must-see
• William "Bill" Dannelly Reservoir · lake · Wilcox · ~148 km · Must-see
• D R Stallworth Pond · lake · Washington · ~16 km
• E S Lee Lake Dam · lake · Greene · ~45 km
• Dedoe Lake Dam · lake · Greene · ~45 km
• Turkey Fork Reservoir · lake · Greene · ~53 km
• Clifton McLeod Lake · lake · Greene · ~53 km

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