Durst Lakes

Durst 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 Durst 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 Durst Lakes — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 31.57268, -94.91660. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Durst Lakes

• Big Slough Wilderness · sanctuary · Cherokee · ~25 km · Must-see
• Caddo Mounds State Historic Site · park · Cherokee · ~28 km · Must-see
• The Stone Fort Museum · museum · Nacogdoches · ~32 km · Must-see
• SFA Mast Arboretum · park · Nacogdoches · ~33 km · Must-see
• Ellen Trout Zoo · sanctuary · Angelina · ~36 km · Must-see
• Ratcliff Dam · lake · Houston · ~38 km · Must-see
• Davy Crockett National Forest · sanctuary · Houston · ~44 km · Must-see
• Angelina National Forest · sanctuary · Angelina · ~71 km · Must-see
• Lake Nacogdoches East Side Park · lake · Nacogdoches · ~11 km
• Falvey Memorial United Methodist Church · fort · Cherokee · ~12 km
• Angelina River · fort · Cherokee · ~14 km
• Candace Midkiff Bean · fort · Cherokee · ~16 km
• Barsola Church · church · Cherokee · ~16 km
• Ellis P. Bean · fort · Cherokee · ~17 km
• A. Frank Smith United Methodist Church · fort · Cherokee · ~21 km
• Lake Alazan Dam · lake · Nacogdoches · ~22 km
• Camp Alto, World War II Prisoner of War Camp · fort · Cherokee · ~23 km
• Central Consolidated School · fort · Angelina · ~24 km

See everything within a day’s drive of Durst Lakes

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Durst Lakes

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• Martin Creek Lake Dam · lake · Rusk · ~107 km · Must-see
• Lake Palestine · lake · Henderson · ~108 km · Must-see
• Lake Livingston · lake · San Jacinto · ~112 km · Must-see
• Amanda Lake Dam · lake · Tyler · ~113 km · Must-see
• Bellwood Lake Dam · lake · Smith · ~118 km · Must-see
• Toledo Bend Reservoir · lake · Sabine Parish · ~130 km · Must-see
• B A Steinhagen Lake · lake · Jasper · ~131 km · Must-see
• Athens Fish and Game Club Dam · lake · Henderson · ~137 km · Must-see

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