Big Eddy

Big Eddy: 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 Eddy

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 Eddy — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 30.93714, -94.20742. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Big Eddy

• B A Steinhagen Lake · lake · Jasper · ~10 km · Must-see
• Amanda Lake Dam · lake · Tyler · ~24 km · Must-see
• Upland Island Wilderness · sanctuary · Angelina · ~27 km · Must-see
• Sam Rayburn Reservoir · lake · San Augustine · ~44 km · Must-see
• Angelina National Forest · sanctuary · Angelina · ~53 km · Must-see
• John H Kirby State Forest · sanctuary · Tyler · ~56 km · Must-see
• Big Thicket National Preserve · sanctuary · Hardin · ~74 km · Must-see
• Bevelport Townsite Historical Monument · fort · Jasper · ~6 km
• Doctor Steven H Everitt Historical Monument · fort · Jasper · ~10 km
• Hitt Lake Dam · lake · Jasper · ~15 km
• Bevilport · fort · Jasper · ~16 km
• Boykin Lake Dam · lake · Jasper · ~19 km
• George Washington Smyth Historical Monument · fort · Jasper · ~20 km
• Cyclone Hill · viewpoint · Angelina · ~22 km
• Alamo Wall and Bulldog Stadium · fort · Jasper · ~23 km
• Frog Pond Lake Dam · lake · Tyler · ~24 km
• First Baptist Church of Jaspser · fort · Jasper · ~25 km
• Beaty-Orton House · fort · Jasper · ~25 km

See everything within a day’s drive of Big Eddy

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Big Eddy

• B A Steinhagen Lake · lake · Jasper · ~10 km · Must-see
• Amanda Lake Dam · lake · Tyler · ~24 km · Must-see
• Sam Rayburn Reservoir · lake · San Augustine · ~44 km · Must-see
• Toledo Bend Reservoir · lake · Sabine Parish · ~99 km · Must-see
• Lower Anacoco Dam · lake · Vernon Parish · ~101 km · Must-see
• Vernon Lake Dam · lake · Vernon Parish · ~107 km · Must-see
• Lake Livingston · lake · San Jacinto · ~123 km · Must-see
• Ratcliff Dam · lake · Houston · ~129 km · Must-see
• Hitt Lake Dam · lake · Jasper · ~15 km
• Boykin Lake Dam · lake · Jasper · ~19 km

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