Local favourite lake · Leon, Texas
Buzzard Lake
Buzzard Lake is a lake in Leon, Texas.
Buzzard 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 Buzzard 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 Buzzard Lake — distance from nearby cities
Coordinates: 31.39681, -95.71491. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.
Places to visit near Buzzard Lake
- Ratcliff Dam · lake · Houston · ~67 km · Must-see
- Caddo Mounds State Historic Site · park · Cherokee · ~72 km · Must-see
- Davy Crockett National Forest · sanctuary · Houston · ~73 km · Must-see
- Big Slough Wilderness · sanctuary · Cherokee · ~74 km · Must-see
- Dutch Hill · viewpoint · Houston · ~11 km
- Houston County Dam · lake · Houston · ~13 km
- Brookfield Bluff · viewpoint · Houston · ~15 km
- Lake Elverda Dam · lake · Leon · ~20 km
- Schweinel Lake Dam · lake · Leon · ~23 km
- Bill Huff Dam · lake · Houston · ~24 km
- Little Lake Dam · lake · Leon · ~27 km
- Collin Aldrich · fort · Houston · ~27 km
- Ash Church · church · Houston · ~28 km
- Cundiff Lake Dam · lake · Leon · ~30 km
- First Baptist Church of Grapeland · fort · Houston · ~31 km
- City of Grapeland · fort · Houston · ~31 km
- Moore Lake Dam · lake · Leon · ~31 km
- Dickerson Parker · fort · Anderson · ~31 km
Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Buzzard Lake
- Ratcliff Dam · lake · Houston · ~67 km · Must-see
- Lake Limestone · lake · Limestone · ~76 km · Must-see
- Lake Livingston · lake · San Jacinto · ~99 km · Must-see
- Richland-Chambers Reservoir · lake · Navarro · ~107 km · Must-see
- Lake Palestine · lake · Henderson · ~113 km · Must-see
- Gibbons Creek Reservoir · lake · Grimes · ~115 km · Must-see
- Athens Fish and Game Club Dam · lake · Henderson · ~117 km · Must-see
- Lake Conroe · lake · Montgomery · ~130 km · Must-see
- Lake Bryan · lake · Brazos · ~131 km · Must-see
- Cedar Creek Reservoir · lake · Henderson · ~134 km · Must-see
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Frequently asked
Is Buzzard Lake full? Are the gates open?
No visitor has reported the water level status for Buzzard Lake yet. Typical pattern: usually quiet; mostly local visitors.
What is the best time to visit Buzzard Lake?
August to December when reservoirs are full and gates may open. Usually quiet; mostly local visitors.
What are the places to visit near Buzzard Lake?
Nearby: Ratcliff Dam (lake, 67 km), Caddo Mounds State Historic Site (park, 72 km), Davy Crockett National Forest (sanctuary, 73 km), Big Slough Wilderness (sanctuary, 74 km), Dutch Hill (viewpoint, 11 km), Houston County Dam (lake, 13 km).