Local favourite lake · Houston, Texas
Flat Lake
Flat Lake is a lake in Houston, Texas.
Flat 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 Flat 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 Flat Lake — distance from nearby cities
Coordinates: 31.41099, -95.71268. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.
Places to visit near Flat Lake
- Ratcliff Dam · lake · Houston · ~67 km · Must-see
- Caddo Mounds State Historic Site · park · Cherokee · ~71 km · Must-see
- Big Slough Wilderness · sanctuary · Cherokee · ~73 km · Must-see
- Davy Crockett National Forest · sanctuary · Houston · ~73 km · Must-see
- Dutch Hill · viewpoint · Houston · ~11 km
- Houston County Dam · lake · Houston · ~13 km
- Brookfield Bluff · viewpoint · Houston · ~17 km
- Lake Elverda Dam · lake · Leon · ~20 km
- Schweinel Lake Dam · lake · Leon · ~23 km
- Bill Huff Dam · lake · Houston · ~23 km
- Little Lake Dam · lake · Leon · ~26 km
- Collin Aldrich · fort · Houston · ~29 km
- Dickerson Parker · fort · Anderson · ~29 km
- First Baptist Church of Grapeland · fort · Houston · ~30 km
- City of Grapeland · fort · Houston · ~30 km
- First Christian Church of Grapeland · fort · Houston · ~30 km
- Ash Church · church · Houston · ~30 km
- Cundiff Lake Dam · lake · Leon · ~31 km
Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Flat Lake
- Ratcliff Dam · lake · Houston · ~67 km · Must-see
- Lake Limestone · lake · Limestone · ~77 km · Must-see
- Lake Livingston · lake · San Jacinto · ~101 km · Must-see
- Richland-Chambers Reservoir · lake · Navarro · ~105 km · Must-see
- Lake Palestine · lake · Henderson · ~111 km · Must-see
- Athens Fish and Game Club Dam · lake · Henderson · ~115 km · Must-see
- Gibbons Creek Reservoir · lake · Grimes · ~117 km · Must-see
- Cedar Creek Reservoir · lake · Henderson · ~132 km · Must-see
- Lake Bryan · lake · Brazos · ~132 km · Must-see
- Lake Conroe · lake · Montgomery · ~132 km · Must-see
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Frequently asked
Is Flat Lake full? Are the gates open?
No visitor has reported the water level status for Flat Lake yet. Typical pattern: usually quiet; mostly local visitors.
What is the best time to visit Flat Lake?
August to December when reservoirs are full and gates may open. Usually quiet; mostly local visitors.
What are the places to visit near Flat Lake?
Nearby: Ratcliff Dam (lake, 67 km), Caddo Mounds State Historic Site (park, 71 km), Big Slough Wilderness (sanctuary, 73 km), Davy Crockett National Forest (sanctuary, 73 km), Dutch Hill (viewpoint, 11 km), Houston County Dam (lake, 13 km).