Fish Lake

Fish 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 Fish 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 Fish Lake — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 32.78408, -95.83166. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Fish Lake

• Lake Tawakoni State Park · lake · Hunt · ~21 km · Must-see
• Lake Tawakoni · lake · Hunt · ~26 km · Must-see
• Lake Fork Reservoir · lake · Wood · ~29 km · Must-see
• Plunk Lake · lake · Smith · ~34 km · Must-see
• Lake Holbrook Recreational Area · lake · Wood · ~36 km · Must-see
• Mineola Downtown Historic District · sanctuary · Wood · ~43 km · Must-see
• Dairy Museum · museum · Hopkins · ~55 km · Must-see
• Audie Murphy Monument · museum · Hunt · ~56 km · Must-see
• Kaufman Lake · lake · Kaufman · ~57 km · Must-see
• Lake Sulphur Springs · lake · Hopkins · ~58 km · Must-see
• Lake Winnsboro · lake · Wood · ~59 km · Must-see
• Purtis Creek State Park · sanctuary · Van Zandt · ~62 km · Must-see
• Little Sandy National Wildlife Refuge · sanctuary · Smith · ~73 km · Must-see
• Cooper Lake State Park - South Sulphur Unit · lake · Hopkins · ~74 km · Must-see
• Clarks Chapel · church · Rains · ~10 km
• Big Woods Lake Dam · lake · Rains · ~10 km
• Greenes Lake Dam · lake · Rains · ~10 km
• Camp Matthew F. Locke, C.S.A. · fort · Van Zandt · ~11 km

See everything within a day’s drive of Fish Lake

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Fish Lake

• Lake Tawakoni State Park · lake · Hunt · ~21 km · Must-see
• Lake Tawakoni · lake · Hunt · ~26 km · Must-see
• Lake Fork Reservoir · lake · Wood · ~29 km · Must-see
• Plunk Lake · lake · Smith · ~34 km · Must-see
• Lake Holbrook Recreational Area · lake · Wood · ~36 km · Must-see
• Kaufman Lake · lake · Kaufman · ~57 km · Must-see
• Lake Sulphur Springs · lake · Hopkins · ~58 km · Must-see
• Lake Winnsboro · lake · Wood · ~59 km · Must-see
• Cooper Lake State Park - South Sulphur Unit · lake · Hopkins · ~74 km · Must-see
• Jim Chapman Lake · lake · Delta · ~75 km · Must-see

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