Local favourite lake · Houston, Texas
Dry Lake
Dry Lake is a lake in Houston, Texas.
Dry 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 Dry 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 Dry Lake — distance from nearby cities
Coordinates: 31.08953, -95.72221. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.
Places to visit near Dry Lake
- Texas Prison Museum · museum · Walker · ~52 km · Must-see
- Huntsville State Park · park · Walker · ~69 km · Must-see
- Lake Livingston · lake · San Jacinto · ~70 km · Must-see
- Lake William Goyens · lake · Houston · ~2 km
- Bucareli · fort · Madison · ~3 km
- Antioch Church of Christ · fort · Madison · ~3 km
- Coon Dam 2 · lake · Houston · ~11 km
- Cobbs Creek Missionary Baptist Church · fort · Madison · ~13 km
- Allphin Cemetery · fort · Madison · ~14 km
- Daniel Larrison · fort · Madison · ~15 km
- Ferguson Reservoir Dam Number 1 · lake · Madison · ~17 km
- Ash Church · church · Houston · ~17 km
- Eastham Prison Farm · fort · Houston · ~20 km
- Garden Lake · lake · Houston · ~22 km
- Bynum Cemetery · fort · Houston · ~25 km
- Bray's Motor Museum & Playground · museum · Madison · ~26 km
- Collin Aldrich · fort · Houston · ~28 km
- Moten Lake Dam · lake · Walker · ~29 km
Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Dry Lake
- Lake Livingston · lake · San Jacinto · ~70 km · Must-see
- Gibbons Creek Reservoir · lake · Grimes · ~76 km · Must-see
- Ratcliff Dam · lake · Houston · ~79 km · Must-see
- Lake Limestone · lake · Limestone · ~87 km · Must-see
- Lake Conroe · lake · Montgomery · ~88 km · Must-see
- Lake Bryan · lake · Brazos · ~103 km · Must-see
- Richland-Chambers Reservoir · lake · Navarro · ~143 km · Must-see
- Lake William Goyens · lake · Houston · ~2 km
- Coon Dam 2 · lake · Houston · ~11 km
- Ferguson Reservoir Dam Number 1 · lake · Madison · ~17 km
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Frequently asked
Is Dry Lake full? Are the gates open?
No visitor has reported the water level status for Dry Lake yet. Typical pattern: usually quiet; mostly local visitors.
What is the best time to visit Dry Lake?
August to December when reservoirs are full and gates may open. Usually quiet; mostly local visitors.
What are the places to visit near Dry Lake?
Nearby: Texas Prison Museum (museum, 52 km), Huntsville State Park (park, 69 km), Lake Livingston (lake, 70 km), Lake William Goyens (lake, 2 km), Bucareli (fort, 3 km), Antioch Church of Christ (fort, 3 km).