Big Bayou

Big Bayou: 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 Big Bayou

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 Big Bayou — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 28.41954, -96.79032. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Big Bayou

• Green Lake · lake · Calhoun · ~16 km · Must-see
• Aransas National Wildlife Refuge · sanctuary · Calhoun · ~22 km · Must-see
• Halfmoon Reef Light · beach · Calhoun · ~37 km · Must-see
• Lavaca Bay · beach · Calhoun · ~41 km · Must-see
• Goose Island State Park · park · Aransas · ~46 km · Must-see
• Matagorda Island lighthouse · fort · Calhoun · ~46 km · Must-see
• Carancahua Bay · beach · Calhoun · ~61 km · Must-see
• Fannin Battleground State Historic Site · fort · Goliad · ~66 km · Must-see
• Coleto Creek Reservoir · lake · Goliad · ~69 km · Must-see
• Lake Texana · lake · Jackson · ~74 km · Must-see
• Operating Basin Number 1 Levee · lake · Calhoun · ~8 km
• Buffalo Lake Overlook, Guadalupe Delta WMA · lake · Calhoun · ~13 km
• Operating Basins 1-5 Dam · lake · Calhoun · ~14 km
• Operating Basin Number 31 · lake · Calhoun · ~14 km
• Salt Water Barrier and Diversion Dam · lake · Calhoun · ~17 km
• Cotton Gins of Calhoun County · fort · Calhoun · ~17 km
• Little Bird Island · river spot · Calhoun · ~21 km
• Burgentine Lake · lake · Aransas · ~24 km

See everything within a day’s drive of Big Bayou

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Big Bayou

• Green Lake · lake · Calhoun · ~16 km · Must-see
• Coleto Creek Reservoir · lake · Goliad · ~69 km · Must-see
• Lake Texana · lake · Jackson · ~74 km · Must-see
• Mustang Island · lake · Nueces · ~103 km · Must-see
• Oso Bay · lake · Nueces · ~121 km · Must-see
• Lake Corpus Christi State Park · lake · San Patricio · ~142 km · Must-see
• Lake Corpus Christi · lake · Live Oak · ~144 km · Must-see
• Operating Basin Number 1 Levee · lake · Calhoun · ~8 km
• Buffalo Lake Overlook, Guadalupe Delta WMA · lake · Calhoun · ~13 km
• Operating Basins 1-5 Dam · lake · Calhoun · ~14 km

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