Cedar Lakes

Cedar Lakes: 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 Cedar Lakes

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 Cedar Lakes — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 28.84237, -95.49663. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Cedar Lakes

• San Bernard National Wildlife Refuge · sanctuary · Brazoria · ~34 km · Must-see
• East Matagorda Bay · beach · Matagorda · ~43 km · Must-see
• Varner-Hogg Plantation State Historic Site · park · Brazoria · ~48 km · Must-see
• Follets Island · river spot · Brazoria · ~49 km · Must-see
• Matagorda County Museum · museum · Matagorda · ~61 km · Must-see
• Cedar Lake · lake · Brazoria · ~70 km · Must-see
• Bryan Mound · fort · Brazoria · ~17 km
• Confederate Defenses at the Mouth of Caney Creek · fort · Matagorda · ~18 km
• Cedar Lake Salt Works · fort · Brazoria · ~19 km
• Gulf Prairie Cemetery · fort · Brazoria · ~19 km
• Emily Margaret Brown Austin Bryan Perry · fort · Brazoria · ~19 km
• Battle of Jones Creek · fort · Brazoria · ~19 km
• Bryan Beach · beach · Brazoria · ~19 km
• Ellerslie Plantation · fort · Brazoria · ~20 km
• Colonel Robert M. Coleman · fort · Brazoria · ~23 km
• Crews Park · park · Brazoria · ~24 km
• Texas Flag Mural · lake · Brazoria · ~26 km
• Eagle Island Plantation · fort · Brazoria · ~26 km

See everything within a day’s drive of Cedar Lakes

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Cedar Lakes

• Cedar Lake · lake · Brazoria · ~70 km · Must-see
• Smithers Lake Dam · lake · Fort Bend · ~92 km · Must-see
• Moses Lake Tide Gate · lake · Galveston · ~109 km · Must-see
• McGovern Lake · lake · Harris · ~122 km · Must-see
• Lake Picnic Area · lake · Harris · ~122 km · Must-see
• Mary Gibbs and Jesse H. Jones Reflecting Pool · lake · Harris · ~123 km · Must-see
• Mecom Fountain · lake · Harris · ~123 km · Must-see
• Barker Reservoir · lake · Harris · ~128 km · Must-see
• Lake Texana · lake · Jackson · ~129 km · Must-see
• Barker Dam · lake · Harris · ~130 km · Must-see

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