Hodges Dam

Hodges 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 Hodges 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 Hodges Dam — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 34.30797, -87.91891. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Hodges Dam

• Bear Creek Reservoir · lake · Franklin · ~13 km · Must-see
• Dismals Canyon · sanctuary · Franklin · ~16 km · Must-see
• Cedar Creek Reservoir · lake · Franklin · ~31 km · Must-see
• Natural Bridge Park · park · Winston · ~46 km · Must-see
• Nita Lake Dam · lake · Itawamba · ~46 km · Must-see
• Cane Creek Canyon Nature Preserve · sanctuary · Colbert · ~47 km · Must-see
• Tishomingo State Park · sanctuary · Tishomingo · ~52 km · Must-see
• Hawk Pride Mountain · viewpoint · Colbert · ~53 km · Must-see
• Lake Itawamba · lake · Itawamba · ~54 km · Must-see
• Whitten Dam · lake · Tishomingo · ~55 km · Must-see
• Sipsey Wilderness · sanctuary · Lawrence · ~55 km · Must-see
• Bay Springs Lake · lake · Tishomingo · ~59 km · Must-see
• Pharr Mounds · viewpoint · Prentiss · ~61 km · Must-see
• Key Cave National Wildlife Refuge · cave · Lauderdale · ~63 km · Must-see
• William B. Bankhead National Forest · sanctuary · Winston · ~64 km · Must-see
• Ivy Green · park · Colbert · ~65 km · Must-see
• Bear Creek Church · church · Franklin · ~8 km
• State Rock · viewpoint · Marion · ~8 km

See everything within a day’s drive of Hodges Dam

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Hodges Dam

• Bear Creek Reservoir · lake · Franklin · ~13 km · Must-see
• Cedar Creek Reservoir · lake · Franklin · ~31 km · Must-see
• Nita Lake Dam · lake · Itawamba · ~46 km · Must-see
• Lake Itawamba · lake · Itawamba · ~54 km · Must-see
• Whitten Dam · lake · Tishomingo · ~55 km · Must-see
• Bay Springs Lake · lake · Tishomingo · ~59 km · Must-see
• Wilson Dam · lake · Lauderdale · ~76 km · Must-see
• Lake Piomingo Dam · lake · Lee · ~82 km · Must-see
• Sequoyah Lake Dam · lake · Lee · ~82 km · Must-see
• Pickwick Lake · lake · Lauderdale · ~83 km · Must-see

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