Phillips Lake

Phillips 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 Phillips 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 Phillips Lake — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 31.81135, -95.40748. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Phillips Lake

• Caddo Mounds State Historic Site · park · Cherokee · ~43 km · Must-see
• Lake Palestine · lake · Henderson · ~53 km · Must-see
• Big Slough Wilderness · sanctuary · Cherokee · ~58 km · Must-see
• Lake Tyler Marina Resort · attraction · Smith · ~62 km · Must-see
• Ratcliff Dam · lake · Houston · ~66 km · Must-see
• Bellwood Lake Dam · lake · Smith · ~72 km · Must-see
• Athens Fish and Game Club Dam · lake · Henderson · ~73 km · Must-see
• Tyler Museum of Art · museum · Smith · ~74 km · Must-see
• Prairies and Pineywoods Wildlife Trail · sanctuary · Anderson · ~75 km · Must-see
• Bowman Mountain · viewpoint · Cherokee · ~9 km
• Lake Dogwood Dam · lake · Anderson · ~11 km
• Maydelle Depot · fort · Cherokee · ~12 km
• W A Smith Lake Number 1 Dam · lake · Anderson · ~13 km
• Killion Lake Dam · lake · Anderson · ~13 km
• Daly Mountain · viewpoint · Anderson · ~14 km
• Lost Prairie Lake Dam · lake · Anderson · ~14 km
• Williams Lake Dam · lake · Anderson · ~14 km
• Hudson Lake Dam · lake · Anderson · ~14 km

See everything within a day’s drive of Phillips Lake

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Phillips Lake

• Lake Palestine · lake · Henderson · ~53 km · Must-see
• Ratcliff Dam · lake · Houston · ~66 km · Must-see
• Bellwood Lake Dam · lake · Smith · ~72 km · Must-see
• Athens Fish and Game Club Dam · lake · Henderson · ~73 km · Must-see
• Richland-Chambers Reservoir · lake · Navarro · ~104 km · Must-see
• Cedar Creek Reservoir · lake · Henderson · ~107 km · Must-see
• Plunk Lake · lake · Smith · ~118 km · Must-see
• Martin Creek Lake Dam · lake · Rusk · ~120 km · Must-see
• Lake Holbrook Recreational Area · lake · Wood · ~123 km · Must-see
• Lake Limestone · lake · Limestone · ~126 km · Must-see

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