Local favourite lake · Calhoun, Texas
Big Tree Lake
Big Tree Lake is a lake in Calhoun, Texas.
Big Tree 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 Tree 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 Tree Lake — distance from nearby cities
Coordinates: 28.25409, -96.78900. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.
Places to visit near Big Tree Lake
- Aransas National Wildlife Refuge · sanctuary · Calhoun · ~15 km · Must-see
- Goose Island State Park · park · Aransas · ~30 km · Must-see
- Green Lake · lake · Calhoun · ~38 km · Must-see
- Matagorda Island lighthouse · fort · Calhoun · ~46 km · Must-see
- Halfmoon Reef Light · beach · Calhoun · ~57 km · Must-see
- Lavaca Bay · beach · Calhoun · ~60 km · Must-see
- Lydia Ann Lighthouse · fort · Aransas · ~63 km · Must-see
- Panther Reef · beach · Calhoun · ~11 km
- Little Bird Island · river spot · Calhoun · ~12 km
- Burgentine Lake · lake · Aransas · ~14 km
- Burgentine Dam · lake · Aransas · ~15 km
- Matagorda Island · river spot · Calhoun · ~19 km
- Cedar Bayou · river spot · Calhoun · ~24 km
- Rahal Bayou · beach · Calhoun · ~31 km
- Operating Basin Number 1 Levee · lake · Calhoun · ~31 km
- Shoalwater Bay · beach · Calhoun · ~31 km
- Pringle Lake · beach · Calhoun · ~34 km
- Buffalo Lake Overlook, Guadalupe Delta WMA · lake · Calhoun · ~35 km
Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Big Tree Lake
- Green Lake · lake · Calhoun · ~38 km · Must-see
- Mustang Island · lake · Nueces · ~83 km · Must-see
- Coleto Creek Reservoir · lake · Goliad · ~86 km · Must-see
- Lake Texana · lake · Jackson · ~96 km · Must-see
- Oso Bay · lake · Nueces · ~103 km · Must-see
- Lake Corpus Christi State Park · lake · San Patricio · ~136 km · Must-see
- Lake Corpus Christi · lake · Live Oak · ~140 km · Must-see
- Burgentine Lake · lake · Aransas · ~14 km
- Burgentine Dam · lake · Aransas · ~15 km
- Operating Basin Number 1 Levee · lake · Calhoun · ~31 km
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Frequently asked
Is Big Tree Lake full? Are the gates open?
No visitor has reported the water level status for Big Tree Lake yet. Typical pattern: usually quiet; mostly local visitors.
What is the best time to visit Big Tree Lake?
August to December when reservoirs are full and gates may open. Usually quiet; mostly local visitors.
What are the places to visit near Big Tree Lake?
Nearby: Aransas National Wildlife Refuge (sanctuary, 15 km), Goose Island State Park (park, 30 km), Green Lake (lake, 38 km), Matagorda Island lighthouse (fort, 46 km), Halfmoon Reef Light (beach, 57 km), Lavaca Bay (beach, 60 km).