Big Lake

Big 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 Big 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 Big Lake — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 28.76368, -98.35238. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Big Lake

• Choke Canyon Reservoir · lake · McMullen · ~37 km · Must-see
• Wilson County Jailhouse Museum · museum · Wilson · ~57 km · Must-see
• San Antonio Missions National Historical Park · sanctuary · Bexar · ~67 km · Must-see
• Braunig Lake · lake · Bexar · ~68 km · Must-see
• Blue Wing Lake · lake · Bexar · ~70 km · Must-see
• Mitchell Lake · lake · Bexar · ~74 km · Must-see
• Campbellton Cemetery · fort · Atascosa · ~6 km
• Campbellton · fort · Atascosa · ~7 km
• Coughran · fort · Atascosa · ~26 km
• Lillian Esse Lake · lake · Atascosa · ~26 km
• First Baptist Church of Jourdanton · fort · Atascosa · ~31 km
• Jourdanton United Methodist Church · fort · Atascosa · ~32 km
• Community Bible Chapel Church · church · Atascosa · ~32 km
• Atascosa County · fort · Atascosa · ~32 km
• Atascosa County Court House · fort · Atascosa · ~32 km
• First Baptist Church of Pleasanton · fort · Atascosa · ~32 km
• Atascosa County Jail · fort · Atascosa · ~32 km
• Cross · fort · McMullen · ~33 km

See everything within a day’s drive of Big Lake

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Big Lake

• Choke Canyon Reservoir · lake · McMullen · ~37 km · Must-see
• Braunig Lake · lake · Bexar · ~68 km · Must-see
• Blue Wing Lake · lake · Bexar · ~70 km · Must-see
• Mitchell Lake · lake · Bexar · ~74 km · Must-see
• Calaveras Lake · lake · Bexar · ~76 km · Must-see
• Lake Corpus Christi · lake · Live Oak · ~99 km · Must-see
• Lake Corpus Christi State Park · lake · San Patricio · ~114 km · Must-see
• Lake Placid · lake · Guadalupe · ~117 km · Must-see
• Meadow Lake · lake · Guadalupe · ~118 km · Must-see
• McQueeney Dam · lake · Guadalupe · ~122 km · Must-see

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