Patterson Lake

Patterson 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 Patterson 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 Patterson Lake — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 30.30039, -94.20003. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Patterson Lake

• Babe Didrikson Zaharias Museum · museum · Jefferson · ~30 km · Must-see
• Edison Museum · museum · Jefferson · ~32 km · Must-see
• Art Museum of Southeast Texas · museum · Jefferson · ~33 km · Must-see
• Saint Anthony Cathedral Basilica · church · Jefferson · ~33 km · Must-see
• Big Thicket National Preserve · sanctuary · Hardin · ~35 km · Must-see
• Beaumont Botanical Gardens · sanctuary · Jefferson · ~39 km · Must-see
• Tyrrell Park · park · Jefferson · ~39 km · Must-see
• Spindletop-Gladys City Boomtown Museum · museum · Jefferson · ~40 km · Must-see
• John H Kirby State Forest · sanctuary · Tyler · ~46 km · Must-see
• Lutcher Memorial Church Building · church · Orange · ~62 km · Must-see
• Texas Star · attraction · Orange · ~64 km · Must-see
• Chua Bū Mon · Buddhist site · Cameron Parish · ~66 km · Must-see
• Museum of the Gulf Coast · museum · Cameron Parish · ~68 km · Must-see
• Sabine Lake · lake · Cameron Parish · ~73 km · Must-see
• Church of God in Christ · church · Hardin · ~7 km
• Ice House Museum & Cultural Center · museum · Hardin · ~7 km
• Calvary Missionary Baptist Church · church · Hardin · ~8 km
• Brushy Bluff · viewpoint · Hardin · ~10 km

See everything within a day’s drive of Patterson Lake

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• Prien Lake Park · lake · Calcasieu Parish · ~113 km · Must-see
• Calcasieu Lake · lake · Cameron Parish · ~115 km · Must-see
• Lake Charles · lake · Calcasieu Parish · ~116 km · Must-see
• Lake Houston Wilderness Park · lake · Harris · ~118 km · Must-see

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