Buzzard Slough

Buzzard Slough: 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 Slough

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 Slough — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 31.86487, -95.42087. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Buzzard Slough

• Lake Palestine · lake · Henderson · ~45 km · Must-see
• Caddo Mounds State Historic Site · park · Cherokee · ~49 km · Must-see
• Lake Tyler Marina Resort · attraction · Smith · ~56 km · Must-see
• Big Slough Wilderness · sanctuary · Cherokee · ~65 km · Must-see
• Bellwood Lake Dam · lake · Smith · ~65 km · Must-see
• Athens Fish and Game Club Dam · lake · Henderson · ~66 km · Must-see
• Tyler Museum of Art · museum · Smith · ~67 km · Must-see
• Historic Aviation Memorial Museum · museum · Smith · ~69 km · Must-see
• Prairies and Pineywoods Wildlife Trail · sanctuary · Anderson · ~71 km · Must-see
• Caldwell Zoo · park · Smith · ~71 km · Must-see
• East Texas Arboretum · park · Henderson · ~72 km · Must-see
• Ratcliff Dam · lake · Houston · ~74 km · Must-see
• Bowman Mountain · viewpoint · Cherokee · ~4 km
• Tater Hill · viewpoint · Cherokee · ~8 km
• Daly Mountain · viewpoint · Anderson · ~9 km
• Lake Dogwood Dam · lake · Anderson · ~9 km
• W A Smith Lake Number 1 Dam · lake · Anderson · ~10 km
• Cary Lake Mountain · lake · Cherokee · ~13 km

See everything within a day’s drive of Buzzard Slough

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Buzzard Slough

• Lake Palestine · lake · Henderson · ~45 km · Must-see
• Bellwood Lake Dam · lake · Smith · ~65 km · Must-see
• Athens Fish and Game Club Dam · lake · Henderson · ~66 km · Must-see
• Ratcliff Dam · lake · Houston · ~74 km · Must-see
• Richland-Chambers Reservoir · lake · Navarro · ~101 km · Must-see
• Cedar Creek Reservoir · lake · Henderson · ~101 km · Must-see
• Plunk Lake · lake · Smith · ~110 km · Must-see
• Lake Holbrook Recreational Area · lake · Wood · ~115 km · Must-see
• Martin Creek Lake Dam · lake · Rusk · ~117 km · Must-see
• Lake Limestone · lake · Limestone · ~128 km · Must-see

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