Joy Lake

Joy 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 Joy 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 Joy Lake — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 30.67598, -95.44384. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Joy Lake

• Huntsville State Park · park · Walker · ~13 km · Must-see
• Texas Prison Museum · museum · Walker · ~19 km · Must-see
• Sam Houston National Forest · sanctuary · Walker · ~19 km · Must-see
• Lone Star Hiking Trail · trek · Walker · ~21 km · Must-see
• Lake Livingston · lake · San Jacinto · ~32 km · Must-see
• Lake Conroe · lake · Montgomery · ~36 km · Must-see
• Mount Moriah Church · church · San Jacinto · ~69 km · Must-see
• Hindu Temple of the Woodlands · temple · Montgomery · ~70 km · Must-see
• Gibbons Creek Reservoir · lake · Grimes · ~74 km · Must-see
• Black Jack Methodist Church and Cemetery · fort · Walker · ~4 km
• Elkins Lake · lake · Walker · ~11 km
• Captain Joe Byrd Cemetery · fort · Walker · ~12 km
• Camelia Lake Dam · lake · Walker · ~12 km
• Boswell Baptist Church · fort · Walker · ~12 km
• Peckerwood Hill · viewpoint · Walker · ~12 km
• Wesley Memorial Church · church · Walker · ~13 km
• Elijah Collard · fort · Walker · ~13 km
• The Raven · lake · Walker · ~13 km

See everything within a day’s drive of Joy Lake

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Joy Lake

• Lake Livingston · lake · San Jacinto · ~32 km · Must-see
• Lake Conroe · lake · Montgomery · ~36 km · Must-see
• Gibbons Creek Reservoir · lake · Grimes · ~74 km · Must-see
• Lake Houston Wilderness Park · lake · Harris · ~87 km · Must-see
• Lake Houston · lake · Harris · ~99 km · Must-see
• Ratcliff Dam · lake · Houston · ~105 km · Must-see
• Sheldon Lake · lake · Harris · ~116 km · Must-see
• Sheldon Lake State Park and Environmental Learning Center · lake · Harris · ~116 km · Must-see
• Buckhorn Lake · lake · Harris · ~116 km · Must-see
• Addicks Reservoir · lake · Harris · ~121 km · Must-see

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