Upper Lake

Upper 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 Upper 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 Upper Lake — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 31.51067, -95.09388. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Upper Lake

• Big Slough Wilderness · sanctuary · Cherokee · ~3 km · Must-see
• Caddo Mounds State Historic Site · park · Cherokee · ~14 km · Must-see
• Ratcliff Dam · lake · Houston · ~19 km · Must-see
• Davy Crockett National Forest · sanctuary · Houston · ~29 km · Must-see
• Ellen Trout Zoo · sanctuary · Angelina · ~48 km · Must-see
• The Stone Fort Museum · museum · Nacogdoches · ~55 km · Must-see
• SFA Mast Arboretum · park · Nacogdoches · ~56 km · Must-see
• Barsola Church · church · Cherokee · ~6 km
• Saint Thomas Chapel · church · Cherokee · ~15 km
• Community of Weches · fort · Houston · ~17 km
• CCC Bathtubs · fort · Houston · ~17 km
• Fire Tower Hill · fort · Houston · ~17 km
• Ratcliff · fort · Houston · ~17 km
• Falvey Memorial United Methodist Church · fort · Cherokee · ~19 km
• Chain of Lakes · lake · Houston · ~19 km
• Allen Chapel Community · fort · Houston · ~19 km
• Camp Alto, World War II Prisoner of War Camp · fort · Cherokee · ~19 km
• A. Frank Smith United Methodist Church · fort · Cherokee · ~19 km

See everything within a day’s drive of Upper Lake

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Upper Lake

• Ratcliff Dam · lake · Houston · ~19 km · Must-see
• Lake Livingston · lake · San Jacinto · ~98 km · Must-see
• Lake Palestine · lake · Henderson · ~104 km · Must-see
• Sam Rayburn Reservoir · lake · San Augustine · ~104 km · Must-see
• Bellwood Lake Dam · lake · Smith · ~119 km · Must-see
• Amanda Lake Dam · lake · Tyler · ~119 km · Must-see
• Martin Creek Lake Dam · lake · Rusk · ~124 km · Must-see
• Athens Fish and Game Club Dam · lake · Henderson · ~129 km · Must-see
• B A Steinhagen Lake · lake · Jasper · ~140 km · Must-see
• Chain of Lakes · lake · Houston · ~19 km

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