Flat Bayou

Flat Bayou: 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 Flat Bayou

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 Flat Bayou — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 28.41926, -96.77974. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Flat Bayou

• Green Lake · lake · Calhoun · ~16 km · Must-see
• Aransas National Wildlife Refuge · sanctuary · Calhoun · ~21 km · Must-see
• Halfmoon Reef Light · beach · Calhoun · ~36 km · Must-see
• Lavaca Bay · beach · Calhoun · ~40 km · Must-see
• Matagorda Island lighthouse · fort · Calhoun · ~45 km · Must-see
• Goose Island State Park · park · Aransas · ~47 km · Must-see
• Carancahua Bay · beach · Calhoun · ~60 km · Must-see
• Fannin Battleground State Historic Site · fort · Goliad · ~67 km · Must-see
• Coleto Creek Reservoir · lake · Goliad · ~70 km · Must-see
• Lake Texana · lake · Jackson · ~74 km · Must-see
• Operating Basin Number 1 Levee · lake · Calhoun · ~8 km
• Buffalo Lake Overlook, Guadalupe Delta WMA · lake · Calhoun · ~13 km
• Operating Basins 1-5 Dam · lake · Calhoun · ~13 km
• Operating Basin Number 31 · lake · Calhoun · ~14 km
• Cotton Gins of Calhoun County · fort · Calhoun · ~17 km
• Salt Water Barrier and Diversion Dam · lake · Calhoun · ~18 km
• Little Bird Island · river spot · Calhoun · ~20 km
• Burgentine Lake · lake · Aransas · ~25 km

See everything within a day’s drive of Flat Bayou

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Flat Bayou

• Green Lake · lake · Calhoun · ~16 km · Must-see
• Coleto Creek Reservoir · lake · Goliad · ~70 km · Must-see
• Lake Texana · lake · Jackson · ~74 km · Must-see
• Mustang Island · lake · Nueces · ~104 km · Must-see
• Oso Bay · lake · Nueces · ~122 km · Must-see
• Lake Corpus Christi State Park · lake · San Patricio · ~143 km · Must-see
• Lake Corpus Christi · lake · Live Oak · ~145 km · Must-see
• Operating Basin Number 1 Levee · lake · Calhoun · ~8 km
• Buffalo Lake Overlook, Guadalupe Delta WMA · lake · Calhoun · ~13 km
• Operating Basins 1-5 Dam · lake · Calhoun · ~13 km

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