Turnbow Lake

Turnbow 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 Turnbow 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 Turnbow Lake — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 31.93761, -95.14732. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Turnbow Lake

• Lake Tyler Marina Resort · attraction · Smith · ~39 km · Must-see
• Caddo Mounds State Historic Site · park · Cherokee · ~47 km · Must-see
• Lake Palestine · lake · Henderson · ~52 km · Must-see
• Tyler Museum of Art · museum · Smith · ~57 km · Must-see
• Bellwood Lake Dam · lake · Smith · ~61 km · Must-see
• Big Slough Wilderness · sanctuary · Cherokee · ~63 km · Must-see
• Caldwell Zoo · park · Smith · ~64 km · Must-see
• Camp Ford · park · Smith · ~65 km · Must-see
• Historic Aviation Memorial Museum · museum · Smith · ~66 km · Must-see
• The Stone Fort Museum · museum · Nacogdoches · ~74 km · Must-see
• SFA Mast Arboretum · park · Nacogdoches · ~74 km · Must-see
• Pine Crest Lake Dam · lake · Cherokee · ~6 km
• Corinth Church · church · Cherokee · ~6 km
• Dr. William Reuben Tennison · fort · Cherokee · ~8 km
• Jacksonville Club Lake Dam · lake · Cherokee · ~10 km
• Annie Ella (McCallum) Ault · fort · Cherokee · ~11 km
• Craft Baptist Church · fort · Cherokee · ~11 km
• Central Baptist Church of Jacksonville · fort · Cherokee · ~11 km

See everything within a day’s drive of Turnbow Lake

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Turnbow Lake

• Lake Palestine · lake · Henderson · ~52 km · Must-see
• Bellwood Lake Dam · lake · Smith · ~61 km · Must-see
• Ratcliff Dam · lake · Houston · ~77 km · Must-see
• Martin Creek Lake Dam · lake · Rusk · ~84 km · Must-see
• Athens Fish and Game Club Dam · lake · Henderson · ~85 km · Must-see
• Plunk Lake · lake · Smith · ~111 km · Must-see
• Lake Holbrook Recreational Area · lake · Wood · ~114 km · Must-see
• Lake Gilmer Dam · lake · Upshur · ~116 km · Must-see
• Cedar Creek Reservoir · lake · Henderson · ~124 km · Must-see
• Richland-Chambers Reservoir · lake · Navarro · ~131 km · Must-see

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