Sample Lake

Sample 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 Sample 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 Sample Lake — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 28.58294, -97.13953. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Sample Lake

• Fannin Battleground State Historic Site · fort · Goliad · ~18 km · Must-see
• Coleto Creek Reservoir · lake · Goliad · ~26 km · Must-see
• Birthplace of General Zaragoza · museum · Goliad · ~31 km · Must-see
• Green Lake · lake · Calhoun · ~38 km · Must-see
• Mission Nuestra Senora del Rosario · fort · Goliad · ~38 km · Must-see
• Goose Island State Park · park · Aransas · ~64 km · Must-see
• Halfmoon Reef Light · beach · Calhoun · ~64 km · Must-see
• Aransas National Wildlife Refuge · sanctuary · Calhoun · ~69 km · Must-see
• Lavaca Bay · beach · Calhoun · ~70 km · Must-see
• Carlos de la Garza · fort · Victoria · ~6 km
• Cologne Community · fort · Goliad · ~18 km
• Battle of Coleto and Goliad Massacre · fort · Goliad · ~18 km
• Morhiss Mound · fort · Victoria · ~24 km
• Coletoville Cemetery · fort · Victoria · ~25 km
• Cristo Rey Cemetery · fort · Goliad · ~30 km
• Fannin Memorial Monument · fort · Goliad · ~31 km
• Angel of Goliad · fort · Goliad · ~31 km
• Presidio Nuestra Señora de Loreto de la Bahia · fort · Goliad · ~31 km

See everything within a day’s drive of Sample Lake

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Sample Lake

• Coleto Creek Reservoir · lake · Goliad · ~26 km · Must-see
• Green Lake · lake · Calhoun · ~38 km · Must-see
• Lake Texana · lake · Jackson · ~85 km · Must-see
• Lake Corpus Christi · lake · Live Oak · ~113 km · Must-see
• Lake Corpus Christi State Park · lake · San Patricio · ~116 km · Must-see
• Mustang Island · lake · Nueces · ~117 km · Must-see
• Oso Bay · lake · Nueces · ~127 km · Must-see
• Wood Lake Dam · lake · Gonzales · ~130 km · Must-see
• Lake Gonzales Dam · lake · Gonzales · ~140 km · Must-see
• Choke Canyon Reservoir · lake · McMullen · ~149 km · Must-see

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