Thomas Lake

Thomas 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 Thomas 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 Thomas Lake — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 28.30981, -97.02338. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Thomas Lake

• Goose Island State Park · park · Aransas · ~24 km · Must-see
• Green Lake · lake · Calhoun · ~37 km · Must-see
• Aransas National Wildlife Refuge · sanctuary · Calhoun · ~43 km · Must-see
• Fannin Battleground State Historic Site · fort · Goliad · ~58 km · Must-see
• Lydia Ann Lighthouse · fort · Aransas · ~62 km · Must-see
• Birthplace of General Zaragoza · museum · Goliad · ~64 km · Must-see
• Coleto Creek Reservoir · lake · Goliad · ~66 km · Must-see
• Halfmoon Reef Light · beach · Calhoun · ~67 km · Must-see
• Mission Nuestra Senora del Rosario · fort · Goliad · ~69 km · Must-see
• Lavaca Bay · beach · Calhoun · ~72 km · Must-see
• Matagorda Island lighthouse · fort · Calhoun · ~73 km · Must-see
• Burgentine Dam · lake · Aransas · ~15 km
• Burgentine Lake · lake · Aransas · ~16 km
• Barefield School · fort · Refugio · ~30 km
• Aransas County Airport · fort · Aransas · ~31 km
• Colonel A.M. Hobby · fort · Refugio · ~31 km
• Amon B. King · fort · Refugio · ~31 km
• Church of Christ · church · Refugio · ~31 km

See everything within a day’s drive of Thomas Lake

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Thomas Lake

• Green Lake · lake · Calhoun · ~37 km · Must-see
• Coleto Creek Reservoir · lake · Goliad · ~66 km · Must-see
• Mustang Island · lake · Nueces · ~80 km · Must-see
• Oso Bay · lake · Nueces · ~95 km · Must-see
• Lake Texana · lake · Jackson · ~101 km · Must-see
• Lake Corpus Christi State Park · lake · San Patricio · ~110 km · Must-see
• Lake Corpus Christi · lake · Live Oak · ~113 km · Must-see
• Lake Findley · lake · Jim Wells · ~147 km · Must-see
• Burgentine Dam · lake · Aransas · ~15 km
• Burgentine Lake · lake · Aransas · ~16 km

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