Local favourite lake · Cook Shire, Queensland
Jacks Lakes
Jacks Lakes is a lake in Cook Shire, Queensland.
Jacks Lakes: 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 lake: Full / gates open · Low water level · Entry closed.
Best time to visit Jacks Lakes
Season: August to December when reservoirs are full and gates may open.
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 Jacks Lakes — distance from nearby cities
Coordinates: -15.00000, 144.50000. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.
Places to visit near Jacks Lakes
- Black Hill · viewpoint · Cook Shire · ~28 km
- Lake Coen · lake · Cook Shire · ~29 km
- Caulders Lake · lake · Cook Shire · ~37 km
- Rinyirru (Lakefield) National Park (Cape York Peninsula Aboriginal Land) · sanctuary · Cook Shire · ~37 km
- Horseshoe Lagoon · lake · Cook Shire · ~42 km
- Lake Emma · lake · Cook Shire · ~46 km
- Old Laura Homestead · fort · Cook Shire · ~48 km
- Caulfields Lagoon · lake · Cook Shire · ~50 km
- Melsonby (Gaarraay) Nature Refuge · sanctuary · Cook Shire · ~50 km
- Flat Top Hill · viewpoint · Cook Shire · ~53 km
- Balsers Knob · viewpoint · Cook Shire · ~60 km
- Bald Hill · viewpoint · Cook Shire · ~67 km
- Cone Peak · viewpoint · Cook Shire · ~68 km
- Brown Peak · viewpoint · Cook Shire · ~68 km
- Flat Hill · viewpoint · Cook Shire · ~68 km
- Goose Lagoon · lake · Cook Shire · ~72 km
- Jack Lakes · lake · Cook Shire · ~20 km
- Muundhi (Jack River) National Park (Cape York Peninsula Aboriginal Land) · sanctuary · Cook Shire · ~29 km
Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Jacks Lakes
- Lake Coen · lake · Cook Shire · ~29 km
- Caulders Lake · lake · Cook Shire · ~37 km
- Horseshoe Lagoon · lake · Cook Shire · ~42 km
- Lake Emma · lake · Cook Shire · ~46 km
- Caulfields Lagoon · lake · Cook Shire · ~50 km
- Goose Lagoon · lake · Cook Shire · ~72 km
- Kings Plains Lake · lake · Cook Shire · ~127 km
- Beasley Lagoon · lake · Cook Shire · ~135 km
- Jack Lakes · lake · Cook Shire · ~20 km
- Barneys Lake · lake · Cook Shire · ~35 km
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Frequently asked
Is Jacks Lakes full? Are the gates open?
No visitor has reported the water level status for Jacks Lakes yet. Typical pattern: usually quiet; mostly local visitors.
What is the best time to visit Jacks Lakes?
August to December when reservoirs are full and gates may open. Usually quiet; mostly local visitors.
What are the places to visit near Jacks Lakes?
Nearby: Black Hill (viewpoint, 28 km), Lake Coen (lake, 29 km), Caulders Lake (lake, 37 km), Rinyirru (Lakefield) National Park (Cape York Peninsula Aboriginal Land) (sanctuary, 37 km), Horseshoe Lagoon (lake, 42 km), Lake Emma (lake, 46 km).