Mitchell Lake

Mitchell 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 Mitchell 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 Mitchell Lake — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 31.02211, -96.26126. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Mitchell Lake

• Katy Hamman Stricker Library · fort · Robertson · ~49 km · Must-see
• Lake Bryan · lake · Brazos · ~49 km · Must-see
• Bravos Valley Museum of Natural History · museum · Brazos · ~50 km · Must-see
• Brazos County Park · park · Brazos · ~50 km · Must-see
• Lake Limestone · lake · Limestone · ~54 km · Must-see
• Gibbons Creek Reservoir · lake · Grimes · ~60 km · Must-see
• George Bush Presidential Library & Museum · museum · Brazos · ~60 km · Must-see
• Camp Creek Lake Dam · lake · Robertson · ~6 km
• Lake Tonkawa Dam · lake · Leon · ~9 km
• Cherokee Lake Dam · lake · Leon · ~11 km
• Edward McMillan · fort · Robertson · ~11 km
• Camp Creek Cemetery · fort · Robertson · ~11 km
• El Camino Real · fort · Madison · ~17 km
• Casey Lake Dam · lake · Robertson · ~20 km
• Schultz Lake Dam · lake · Robertson · ~23 km
• Robertson County Courthouse · fort · Robertson · ~27 km
• Boggy Community · fort · Leon · ~27 km
• Rock Prairie Cemetery · fort · Madison · ~28 km

See everything within a day’s drive of Mitchell Lake

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Mitchell Lake

• Lake Bryan · lake · Brazos · ~49 km · Must-see
• Lake Limestone · lake · Limestone · ~54 km · Must-see
• Gibbons Creek Reservoir · lake · Grimes · ~60 km · Must-see
• Somerville Lake · lake · Burleson · ~106 km · Must-see
• Lake Conroe · lake · Montgomery · ~110 km · Must-see
• Lake Livingston · lake · San Jacinto · ~126 km · Must-see
• Richland-Chambers Reservoir · lake · Navarro · ~137 km · Must-see
• Lake Waco · lake · McLennan · ~138 km · Must-see
• Navarro Mills Dam · lake · Navarro · ~140 km · Must-see
• Granger Lake · lake · Williamson · ~140 km · Must-see

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