Shell and Trigger Lake

Shell and Trigger 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 Shell and Trigger 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 Shell and Trigger Lake — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 28.72002, -97.11778. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Shell and Trigger Lake

• Coleto Creek Reservoir · lake · Goliad · ~12 km · Must-see
• Fannin Battleground State Historic Site · fort · Goliad · ~15 km · Must-see
• Birthplace of General Zaragoza · museum · Goliad · ~34 km · Must-see
• Mission Nuestra Senora del Rosario · fort · Goliad · ~41 km · Must-see
• Green Lake · lake · Calhoun · ~44 km · Must-see
• Halfmoon Reef Light · beach · Calhoun · ~62 km · Must-see
• Lavaca Bay · beach · Calhoun · ~68 km · Must-see
• Jackson County · fort · Jackson · ~68 km · Must-see
• Lake Texana · lake · Jackson · ~74 km · Must-see
• Coletoville Cemetery · fort · Victoria · ~7 km
• Cologne Community · fort · Goliad · ~8 km
• Morhiss Mound · fort · Victoria · ~13 km
• Battle of Coleto and Goliad Massacre · fort · Goliad · ~15 km
• F.W. Gross High School · fort · Victoria · ~17 km
• B. F. Williams House · fort · Victoria · ~17 km
• Victoria County · fort · Victoria · ~17 km
• 1892 Victoria County Courthouse · fort · Victoria · ~17 km
• Brownson's Bank · fort · Victoria · ~17 km

See everything within a day’s drive of Shell and Trigger Lake

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Shell and Trigger Lake

• Coleto Creek Reservoir · lake · Goliad · ~12 km · Must-see
• Green Lake · lake · Calhoun · ~44 km · Must-see
• Lake Texana · lake · Jackson · ~74 km · Must-see
• Wood Lake Dam · lake · Gonzales · ~114 km · Must-see
• Lake Gonzales Dam · lake · Gonzales · ~124 km · Must-see
• Lake Corpus Christi · lake · Live Oak · ~126 km · Must-see
• Lake Corpus Christi State Park · lake · San Patricio · ~131 km · Must-see
• Mustang Island · lake · Nueces · ~136 km · Must-see
• Oso Bay · lake · Nueces · ~146 km · Must-see
• Salt Water Barrier and Diversion Dam · lake · Calhoun · ~41 km

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