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: 30.55241, -94.07197. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Jackson Lake

• John H Kirby State Forest · sanctuary · Tyler · ~41 km · Must-see
• B A Steinhagen Lake · lake · Jasper · ~46 km · Must-see
• Big Thicket National Preserve · sanctuary · Hardin · ~47 km · Must-see
• Amanda Lake Dam · lake · Tyler · ~61 km · Must-see
• Babe Didrikson Zaharias Museum · museum · Jefferson · ~64 km · Must-see
• Edison Museum · museum · Jefferson · ~65 km · Must-see
• Art Museum of Southeast Texas · museum · Jefferson · ~65 km · Must-see
• Saint Anthony Cathedral Basilica · church · Jefferson · ~66 km · Must-see
• Spindletop-Gladys City Boomtown Museum · museum · Jefferson · ~72 km · Must-see
• Texas Star · attraction · Orange · ~74 km · Must-see
• Beaumont Botanical Gardens · sanctuary · Jefferson · ~74 km · Must-see
• Tyrrell Park · park · Jefferson · ~75 km · Must-see
• George Lake Dam · lake · Tyler · ~13 km
• Caney Head · viewpoint · Hardin · ~14 km
• Cougar Country Lake · lake · Calcasieu Parish · ~16 km
• Bear Mans Bluff · viewpoint · Hardin · ~17 km
• Call Church of God in Christ · fort · Newton · ~28 km
• Calvary Missionary Baptist Church · church · Hardin · ~31 km

See everything within a day’s drive of Jackson Lake

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Jackson Lake

• B A Steinhagen Lake · lake · Jasper · ~46 km · Must-see
• Amanda Lake Dam · lake · Tyler · ~61 km · Must-see
• Sabine Lake · lake · Cameron Parish · ~97 km · Must-see
• Sam Rayburn Reservoir · lake · San Augustine · ~100 km · Must-see
• Prien Lake Park · lake · Calcasieu Parish · ~109 km · Must-see
• Lake Charles · lake · Calcasieu Parish · ~110 km · Must-see
• Lower Anacoco Dam · lake · Vernon Parish · ~111 km · Must-see
• Vernon Lake Dam · lake · Vernon Parish · ~122 km · Must-see
• Calcasieu Lake · lake · Cameron Parish · ~122 km · Must-see
• Lake Charlotte · lake · Chambers · ~123 km · Must-see

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