Swift Lake

Swift 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 Swift 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 Swift Lake — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 31.75068, -95.56251. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Swift Lake

• Caddo Mounds State Historic Site · park · Cherokee · ~53 km · Must-see
• Lake Palestine · lake · Henderson · ~61 km · Must-see
• Prairies and Pineywoods Wildlife Trail · sanctuary · Anderson · ~62 km · Must-see
• Big Slough Wilderness · sanctuary · Cherokee · ~66 km · Must-see
• Ratcliff Dam · lake · Houston · ~70 km · Must-see
• Athens Fish and Game Club Dam · lake · Henderson · ~72 km · Must-see
• East Texas Arboretum · park · Henderson · ~74 km · Must-see
• Swanson Cemetery · fort · Anderson · ~2 km
• Circle R Dam Number 2 · lake · Anderson · ~2 km
• Anderson Chapel · church · Anderson · ~3 km
• Calhoun Lake Number 1 Dam · lake · Anderson · ~3 km
• Circle R Dam Number 1 · lake · Anderson · ~3 km
• Bethlehem Lutheran Church · church · Anderson · ~5 km
• Spring Park Lake · lake · Anderson · ~6 km
• Hudson Lake Dam · lake · Anderson · ~6 km
• First Baptist Church · church · Anderson · ~6 km
• First Baptist Church of Palestine · fort · Anderson · ~6 km
• Williams Lake Dam · lake · Anderson · ~6 km

See everything within a day’s drive of Swift Lake

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Swift Lake

• Lake Palestine · lake · Henderson · ~61 km · Must-see
• Ratcliff Dam · lake · Houston · ~70 km · Must-see
• Athens Fish and Game Club Dam · lake · Henderson · ~72 km · Must-see
• Bellwood Lake Dam · lake · Smith · ~84 km · Must-see
• Richland-Chambers Reservoir · lake · Navarro · ~90 km · Must-see
• Cedar Creek Reservoir · lake · Henderson · ~100 km · Must-see
• Lake Limestone · lake · Limestone · ~106 km · Must-see
• Plunk Lake · lake · Smith · ~124 km · Must-see
• Lake Holbrook Recreational Area · lake · Wood · ~130 km · Must-see
• Lake Livingston · lake · San Jacinto · ~136 km · Must-see

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