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: 27.34837, -98.07361. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Big Lake

• Lake Findley · lake · Jim Wells · ~62 km · Must-see
• Don Pedro Jaramillo · fort · Κομητεία Μπρουκς · ~15 km
• Zaino Lake · lake · Kleberg · ~17 km
• New Covenant Church · church · Κομητεία Μπρουκς · ~17 km
• Heritage Museum · museum · Κομητεία Μπρουκς · ~18 km
• Falfurrias · fort · Κομητεία Μπρουκς · ~19 km
• Brooks County Courthouse · fort · Κομητεία Μπρουκς · ~19 km
• Brooks County's Catholic Heritage · fort · Κομητεία Μπρουκς · ~19 km
• Reservoir Number 1 · lake · Kleberg · ~25 km
• Seth Waterhole · lake · Kleberg · ~28 km
• 1766 Exploration of Diego Ortiz Parrilla · fort · Kleberg · ~30 km
• Dick Kleberg Park Dam · lake · Kleberg · ~31 km
• Dawson Richard Murchison · fort · Kleberg · ~33 km
• Chamberlain Cemetery · fort · Kleberg · ~33 km
• Civil War Raid from Camp Boveda · fort · Kleberg · ~33 km
• Camp Kingsville, U.S.A. · fort · Kleberg · ~33 km
• Riviera Historical Museum · museum · Kleberg · ~33 km
• Tranquitas Lake · lake · Kleberg · ~34 km

See everything within a day’s drive of Big Lake

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Big Lake

• Lake Findley · lake · Jim Wells · ~62 km · Must-see
• Lake Corpus Christi State Park · lake · San Patricio · ~102 km · Must-see
• Oso Bay · lake · Nueces · ~104 km · Must-see
• Lake Corpus Christi · lake · Live Oak · ~114 km · Must-see
• Mustang Island · lake · Nueces · ~128 km · Must-see
• Zaino Lake · lake · Kleberg · ~17 km
• Reservoir Number 1 · lake · Kleberg · ~25 km
• Seth Waterhole · lake · Kleberg · ~28 km
• Dick Kleberg Park Dam · lake · Kleberg · ~31 km
• Tranquitas Lake · lake · Kleberg · ~34 km

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