Benton Lake

Benton 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 Benton 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 Benton Lake — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 32.72186, -94.23603. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Benton Lake

• Caddo Lake · lake · Caddo Parish · ~26 km · Must-see
• Michelson Museum of Art · museum · Harrison · ~29 km · Must-see
• Harrison County Historical Museum - Memorial City Hall Galleries · museum · Harrison · ~29 km · Must-see
• Lake O' the Pines · lake · Marion · ~46 km · Must-see
• Cross Lake · lake · Caddo Parish · ~53 km · Must-see
• Ford Park · park · Caddo Parish · ~56 km · Must-see
• Cathedral of Saint John Berchmans · church · Caddo Parish · ~65 km · Must-see
• Cusseta Mountain · viewpoint · Miller · ~68 km · Must-see
• Martin Creek Lake Dam · lake · Rusk · ~72 km · Must-see
• Chimp Haven · sanctuary · Caddo Parish · ~73 km · Must-see
• Colliers Chapel · church · Harrison · ~4 km
• Caddo Lake State Park · lake · Harrison · ~8 km
• Annie Glade Bluff · viewpoint · Marion · ~11 km
• Highland Lake Dam · lake · Harrison · ~11 km
• 1897 Howe Truss Train Trestle · fort · Marion · ~13 km
• Lake Fern Dam · lake · Harrison · ~13 km
• Early Jefferson Lodge Building · fort · Marion · ~14 km
• Texas History Museum · museum · Marion · ~14 km

See everything within a day’s drive of Benton Lake

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Benton Lake

• Caddo Lake · lake · Caddo Parish · ~26 km · Must-see
• Lake O' the Pines · lake · Marion · ~46 km · Must-see
• Cross Lake · lake · Caddo Parish · ~53 km · Must-see
• Martin Creek Lake Dam · lake · Rusk · ~72 km · Must-see
• Wright Patman Lake · lake · Miller · ~81 km · Must-see
• Welsh Dam · lake · Titus · ~83 km · Must-see
• Wallace Lake Dam · lake · Caddo Parish · ~87 km · Must-see
• Lake Gilmer Dam · lake · Upshur · ~87 km · Must-see
• Monticello Dam · lake · Titus · ~106 km · Must-see
• Lake Bob Sandlin State Park · lake · Titus · ~110 km · Must-see

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