Riddle Lakes

Riddle 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 Riddle 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 Riddle Lakes — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 31.99489, -94.85077. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Riddle Lakes

• Lake Tyler Marina Resort · attraction · Smith · ~49 km · Must-see
• Martin Creek Lake Dam · lake · Rusk · ~52 km · Must-see
• The Stone Fort Museum · museum · Nacogdoches · ~57 km · Must-see
• SFA Mast Arboretum · park · Nacogdoches · ~57 km · Must-see
• KKTX-AM (Kilgore) · attraction · Gregg · ~59 km · Must-see
• Caddo Mounds State Historic Site · park · Cherokee · ~66 km · Must-see
• Tyler Museum of Art · museum · Smith · ~69 km · Must-see
• Camp Ford · park · Smith · ~74 km · Must-see
• Cushman Lake · lake · Rusk · ~3 km
• Eaton Lake Dam · lake · Rusk · ~7 km
• Jones Lake Dam · lake · Rusk · ~12 km
• Bethel Cemetery · fort · Rusk · ~14 km
• Lake Striker Dam · lake · Rusk · ~17 km
• Ebenezer Cemetery · fort · Rusk · ~18 km
• Clinton Lodge No. 23, A. F. & A. M. · fort · Rusk · ~21 km
• T-33 Veterans Memorial · fort · Rusk · ~22 km
• Button Mountain · viewpoint · Nacogdoches · ~22 km
• Church of the Nazarene · church · Rusk · ~23 km

See everything within a day’s drive of Riddle Lakes

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Riddle Lakes

• Martin Creek Lake Dam · lake · Rusk · ~52 km · Must-see
• Bellwood Lake Dam · lake · Smith · ~77 km · Must-see
• Lake Palestine · lake · Henderson · ~79 km · Must-see
• Ratcliff Dam · lake · Houston · ~92 km · Must-see
• Lake Gilmer Dam · lake · Upshur · ~108 km · Must-see
• Athens Fish and Game Club Dam · lake · Henderson · ~114 km · Must-see
• Lake O' the Pines · lake · Marion · ~118 km · Must-see
• Sam Rayburn Reservoir · lake · San Augustine · ~124 km · Must-see
• Plunk Lake · lake · Smith · ~126 km · Must-see
• Lake Holbrook Recreational Area · lake · Wood · ~126 km · Must-see

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