Walker Lake

Walker 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 Walker 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 Walker Lake — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 31.35068, -94.85687. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Walker Lake

• Ellen Trout Zoo · sanctuary · Angelina · ~16 km · Must-see
• Davy Crockett National Forest · sanctuary · Houston · ~31 km · Must-see
• Big Slough Wilderness · sanctuary · Cherokee · ~35 km · Must-see
• Ratcliff Dam · lake · Houston · ~35 km · Must-see
• The Stone Fort Museum · museum · Nacogdoches · ~45 km · Must-see
• SFA Mast Arboretum · park · Nacogdoches · ~45 km · Must-see
• Caddo Mounds State Historic Site · park · Cherokee · ~49 km · Must-see
• Angelina National Forest · sanctuary · Angelina · ~51 km · Must-see
• Upland Island Wilderness · sanctuary · Angelina · ~70 km · Must-see
• Sam Rayburn Reservoir · lake · San Augustine · ~71 km · Must-see
• Bethlehem Church · church · Angelina · ~4 km
• Central Consolidated School · fort · Angelina · ~12 km
• Clear Lake · lake · Angelina · ~13 km
• S W Henderson-Bridges House · fort · Angelina · ~13 km
• Clark-Whitton House · fort · Angelina · ~13 km
• Kurth-Glover House · fort · Angelina · ~13 km
• J H Kurth House · fort · Angelina · ~13 km
• Bowers-Felts House · fort · Angelina · ~13 km

See everything within a day’s drive of Walker Lake

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• Ratcliff Dam · lake · Houston · ~35 km · Must-see
• Sam Rayburn Reservoir · lake · San Augustine · ~71 km · Must-see
• Amanda Lake Dam · lake · Tyler · ~84 km · Must-see
• Lake Livingston · lake · San Jacinto · ~87 km · Must-see
• B A Steinhagen Lake · lake · Jasper · ~104 km · Must-see
• Toledo Bend Reservoir · lake · Sabine Parish · ~127 km · Must-see
• Martin Creek Lake Dam · lake · Rusk · ~133 km · Must-see
• Lake Palestine · lake · Henderson · ~137 km · Must-see
• Bellwood Lake Dam · lake · Smith · ~149 km · Must-see
• Clear Lake · lake · Angelina · ~13 km

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