Jackson Lake

Jackson 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 Jackson 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 Jackson Lake — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 32.10312, -96.07050. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Jackson Lake

• Prairies and Pineywoods Wildlife Trail · sanctuary · Anderson · ~17 km · Must-see
• Richland-Chambers Reservoir · lake · Navarro · ~26 km · Must-see
• East Texas Arboretum · park · Henderson · ~27 km · Must-see
• Cedar Creek Reservoir · lake · Henderson · ~27 km · Must-see
• Purtis Creek State Park · sanctuary · Van Zandt · ~37 km · Must-see
• Athens Fish and Game Club Dam · lake · Henderson · ~39 km · Must-see
• Lake Palestine · lake · Henderson · ~70 km · Must-see
• Kaufman Lake · lake · Kaufman · ~71 km · Must-see
• East Laterals Trinity Watershed SCS Site 1 Dam · lake · Henderson · ~7 km
• First Baptist Church on Walker Street · fort · Henderson · ~11 km
• Malakoff Church of Christ · church · Henderson · ~12 km
• Beck Chapel · church · Henderson · ~19 km
• Nichols Lake · lake · Henderson · ~19 km
• Nichols Lake Dam · lake · Henderson · ~19 km
• Lake Francis Dam · lake · Anderson · ~20 km
• Allen Bluff · viewpoint · Anderson · ~21 km
• White Lake Dam · lake · Henderson · ~21 km
• McElvaney Lake Dam · lake · Henderson · ~21 km

See everything within a day’s drive of Jackson Lake

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Jackson Lake

• Richland-Chambers Reservoir · lake · Navarro · ~26 km · Must-see
• Cedar Creek Reservoir · lake · Henderson · ~27 km · Must-see
• Athens Fish and Game Club Dam · lake · Henderson · ~39 km · Must-see
• Lake Palestine · lake · Henderson · ~70 km · Must-see
• Kaufman Lake · lake · Kaufman · ~71 km · Must-see
• Navarro Mills Dam · lake · Navarro · ~76 km · Must-see
• Bardwell Lake · lake · Ellis · ~76 km · Must-see
• Bellwood Lake Dam · lake · Smith · ~88 km · Must-see
• Plunk Lake · lake · Smith · ~94 km · Must-see
• Lake Holbrook Recreational Area · lake · Wood · ~102 km · Must-see

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