Carson Lake

Carson 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 Carson 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 Carson Lake — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 30.90846, -95.65888. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Carson Lake

• Texas Prison Museum · museum · Walker · ~26 km · Must-see
• Huntsville State Park · park · Walker · ~43 km · Must-see
• Lake Livingston · lake · San Jacinto · ~53 km · Must-see
• Sam Houston National Forest · sanctuary · Walker · ~58 km · Must-see
• Lone Star Hiking Trail · trek · Walker · ~59 km · Must-see
• Gibbons Creek Reservoir · lake · Grimes · ~62 km · Must-see
• Lake Conroe · lake · Montgomery · ~62 km · Must-see
• Lake Palomas Dam · lake · Walker · ~3 km
• Moten Lake Dam · lake · Walker · ~5 km
• Christopher C. Edinburg · fort · Walker · ~6 km
• Indian Hill Lake Dam · lake · Walker · ~7 km
• Garden Lake · lake · Houston · ~9 km
• Ferguson Reservoir Dam Number 1 · lake · Madison · ~9 km
• Eastham Prison Farm · fort · Houston · ~13 km
• Cincinnati Bluff · viewpoint · Walker · ~13 km
• Haynes Lake Dam · lake · Walker · ~14 km
• Cook Springs Baptist Church · fort · Walker · ~20 km
• Daniel Larrison · fort · Madison · ~21 km

See everything within a day’s drive of Carson Lake

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Carson Lake

• Lake Livingston · lake · San Jacinto · ~53 km · Must-see
• Gibbons Creek Reservoir · lake · Grimes · ~62 km · Must-see
• Lake Conroe · lake · Montgomery · ~62 km · Must-see
• Ratcliff Dam · lake · Houston · ~90 km · Must-see
• Lake Bryan · lake · Brazos · ~100 km · Must-see
• Lake Limestone · lake · Limestone · ~108 km · Must-see
• Lake Houston Wilderness Park · lake · Harris · ~127 km · Must-see
• Lake Houston · lake · Harris · ~139 km · Must-see
• Somerville Lake · lake · Burleson · ~139 km · Must-see
• Lake Palomas Dam · lake · Walker · ~3 km

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