Timber Lake

Timber 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 Timber 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 Timber Lake — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 31.87377, -96.04380. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Timber Lake

• Prairies and Pineywoods Wildlife Trail · sanctuary · Anderson · ~18 km · Must-see
• Richland-Chambers Reservoir · lake · Navarro · ~32 km · Must-see
• East Texas Arboretum · park · Henderson · ~51 km · Must-see
• Athens Fish and Game Club Dam · lake · Henderson · ~59 km · Must-see
• Cedar Creek Reservoir · lake · Henderson · ~59 km · Must-see
• Tehuacana Hills · viewpoint · Limestone · ~63 km · Must-see
• Purtis Creek State Park · sanctuary · Van Zandt · ~68 km · Must-see
• Confederate Reunion Grounds State Historic Site · park · Limestone · ~70 km · Must-see
• Fairfield Dam · lake · Freestone · ~7 km
• Cox Bluff · viewpoint · Anderson · ~9 km
• Allen Bluff · viewpoint · Anderson · ~12 km
• Bethel Church · church · Anderson · ~15 km
• Bethel Cemetery · fort · Anderson · ~15 km
• Lake Francis Dam · lake · Anderson · ~21 km
• Bonner Cemetery · fort · Freestone · ~21 km
• Indian Creek Lake Dam · lake · Freestone · ~22 km
• Antioch Cemetery · fort · Freestone · ~23 km
• Colonel Wm. L. Moody · fort · Freestone · ~24 km

See everything within a day’s drive of Timber Lake

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Timber Lake

• Richland-Chambers Reservoir · lake · Navarro · ~32 km · Must-see
• Athens Fish and Game Club Dam · lake · Henderson · ~59 km · Must-see
• Cedar Creek Reservoir · lake · Henderson · ~59 km · Must-see
• Lake Limestone · lake · Limestone · ~75 km · Must-see
• Navarro Mills Dam · lake · Navarro · ~77 km · Must-see
• Lake Palestine · lake · Henderson · ~79 km · Must-see
• Bardwell Lake · lake · Ellis · ~94 km · Must-see
• Bellwood Lake Dam · lake · Smith · ~102 km · Must-see
• Kaufman Lake · lake · Kaufman · ~102 km · Must-see
• Plunk Lake · lake · Smith · ~120 km · Must-see

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