Bog Lake

Bog 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 Bog 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 Bog Lake — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 31.54185, -95.13300. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Bog Lake

• Caddo Mounds State Historic Site · park · Cherokee · ~8 km · Must-see
• Big Slough Wilderness · sanctuary · Cherokee · ~8 km · Must-see
• Ratcliff Dam · lake · Houston · ~22 km · Must-see
• Davy Crockett National Forest · sanctuary · Houston · ~33 km · Must-see
• Ellen Trout Zoo · sanctuary · Angelina · ~54 km · Must-see
• The Stone Fort Museum · museum · Nacogdoches · ~58 km · Must-see
• SFA Mast Arboretum · park · Nacogdoches · ~59 km · Must-see
• Saint Thomas Chapel · church · Cherokee · ~10 km
• Barsola Church · church · Cherokee · ~11 km
• Community of Weches · fort · Houston · ~11 km
• CCC Bathtubs · fort · Houston · ~12 km
• Fire Tower Hill · fort · Houston · ~12 km
• Chain of Lakes · lake · Houston · ~13 km
• Camp Alto, World War II Prisoner of War Camp · fort · Cherokee · ~16 km
• A. Frank Smith United Methodist Church · fort · Cherokee · ~17 km
• Collins Mountain · viewpoint · Cherokee · ~17 km
• Box's Fort · fort · Cherokee · ~18 km
• Big Hill · viewpoint · Cherokee · ~18 km

See everything within a day’s drive of Bog Lake

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Bog Lake

• Ratcliff Dam · lake · Houston · ~22 km · Must-see
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• Lake Livingston · lake · San Jacinto · ~102 km · Must-see
• Sam Rayburn Reservoir · lake · San Augustine · ~110 km · Must-see
• Bellwood Lake Dam · lake · Smith · ~113 km · Must-see
• Athens Fish and Game Club Dam · lake · Henderson · ~123 km · Must-see
• Martin Creek Lake Dam · lake · Rusk · ~123 km · Must-see
• Amanda Lake Dam · lake · Tyler · ~126 km · Must-see
• B A Steinhagen Lake · lake · Jasper · ~146 km · Must-see
• Lake Limestone · lake · Limestone · ~147 km · Must-see

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