Sunk Lake

Sunk Lake: 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 Sunk Lake

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 Sunk Lake — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 33.99772, -94.92616. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Sunk Lake

• KBEL-AM (Idabel) · church · McCurtain · ~20 km · Must-see
• Broken Bow City Lake Dam · lake · McCurtain · ~21 km · Must-see
• Beavers Bend State Park · park · McCurtain · ~33 km · Must-see
• Lake Raymond Gary · lake · Choctaw · ~39 km · Must-see
• Fort Towson City Hall · fort · Choctaw · ~39 km · Must-see
• Broken Bow Reservoir · lake · McCurtain · ~46 km · Must-see
• North Lake Dam · lake · Red River · ~47 km · Must-see
• McCurtain County Wilderness Area · sanctuary · McCurtain · ~50 km · Must-see
• Hugo Dam · lake · Choctaw · ~52 km · Must-see
• Honobia Creek Wildlife Management Area · sanctuary · Pushmataha · ~56 km · Must-see
• Ozzie Cobb Lake Dam · lake · Pushmataha · ~63 km · Must-see
• De Queen Dam · lake · Sevier · ~64 km · Must-see
• Blackjack Mountain · viewpoint · Pushmataha · ~66 km · Must-see
• McCurtain County Veterans Memorial Museum · museum · McCurtain · ~16 km
• Caney Mountain · viewpoint · McCurtain · ~20 km
• Broken Bow Church of Christ · church · McCurtain · ~21 km
• Chinquapin Mountain · viewpoint · McCurtain · ~22 km
• First Presbyterian Church · church · McCurtain · ~22 km

See everything within a day’s drive of Sunk Lake

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Sunk Lake

• Broken Bow City Lake Dam · lake · McCurtain · ~21 km · Must-see
• Lake Raymond Gary · lake · Choctaw · ~39 km · Must-see
• Broken Bow Reservoir · lake · McCurtain · ~46 km · Must-see
• North Lake Dam · lake · Red River · ~47 km · Must-see
• Hugo Dam · lake · Choctaw · ~52 km · Must-see
• Ozzie Cobb Lake Dam · lake · Pushmataha · ~63 km · Must-see
• De Queen Dam · lake · Sevier · ~64 km · Must-see
• Pat Mayse Lake · lake · Choctaw · ~75 km · Must-see
• Brevelle Lake · lake · Red River · ~79 km · Must-see
• Pat Mayse Lake · lake · Lamar · ~81 km · Must-see

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