Open Lakes

Open Lakes: 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 Open Lakes

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 Open Lakes — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 29.61634, -94.56741. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Open Lakes

• Taylor Lake (Texas) · lake · Chambers · ~25 km · Must-see
• Lake Anahuac · lake · Chambers · ~29 km · Must-see
• Lake Charlotte · lake · Chambers · ~40 km · Must-see
• Fort Travis Seashore Park · fort · Galveston · ~42 km · Must-see
• Point Bolivar Lighthouse · fort · Galveston · ~42 km · Must-see
• Seawolf Park · park · Galveston · ~47 km · Must-see
• USS Cavalla · attraction · Galveston · ~47 km · Must-see
• USS Stewart · attraction · Galveston · ~47 km · Must-see
• Moses Lake Tide Gate · lake · Galveston · ~49 km · Must-see
• Ocean Star Offshore Drilling Rig Museum · museum · Galveston · ~50 km · Must-see
• 1892 Bishop's Palace · fort · Galveston · ~51 km · Must-see
• Saengerfest Park · park · Galveston · ~51 km · Must-see
• Pine Gully Park · viewpoint · Harris · ~52 km · Must-see
• Texas Heroes Monument · fort · Galveston · ~52 km · Must-see
• Iron Shark · temple · Galveston · ~53 km · Must-see
• Galveston Island Historic Pleasure Pier · park · Galveston · ~53 km · Must-see
• William Bryan · museum · Galveston · ~54 km · Must-see
• Texas City Prairie Reserve · sanctuary · Galveston · ~54 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Open Lakes

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Open Lakes

• Taylor Lake (Texas) · lake · Chambers · ~25 km · Must-see
• Lake Anahuac · lake · Chambers · ~29 km · Must-see
• Lake Charlotte · lake · Chambers · ~40 km · Must-see
• Moses Lake Tide Gate · lake · Galveston · ~49 km · Must-see
• Buckhorn Lake · lake · Harris · ~78 km · Must-see
• Sheldon Lake State Park and Environmental Learning Center · lake · Harris · ~82 km · Must-see
• Sheldon Lake · lake · Harris · ~82 km · Must-see
• Cedar Lake · lake · Brazoria · ~86 km · Must-see
• Lake Houston · lake · Harris · ~91 km · Must-see
• Sabine Lake · lake · Cameron Parish · ~95 km · Must-see

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