Wards Lake

Wards 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 Wards 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 Wards Lake — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 29.72422, -96.04234. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Wards Lake

• Fort Bend Museum · fort · Fort Bend · ~39 km · Must-see
• Barker Reservoir · lake · Harris · ~40 km · Must-see
• George Bush Park · park · Harris · ~43 km · Must-see
• Barker Dam · lake · Harris · ~47 km · Must-see
• Temple Sinai · temple · Harris · ~50 km · Must-see
• Addicks Reservoir · lake · Harris · ~50 km · Must-see
• Bear Creek Pioneers Park · sanctuary · Harris · ~52 km · Must-see
• Texas Buddhist Association · Buddhist site · Harris · ~53 km · Must-see
• Terry Hershey Park · sanctuary · Harris · ~53 km · Must-see
• 20th Century Technology Museum · museum · Wharton · ~53 km · Must-see
• Smithers Lake Dam · lake · Fort Bend · ~59 km · Must-see
• Confederate Memorial Museum · fort · Colorado · ~60 km · Must-see
• Ridgeview Park · park · Fort Bend · ~62 km · Must-see
• American Bodhi Center · Buddhist site · Waller · ~65 km · Must-see
• Berachah Church · church · Harris · ~70 km · Must-see
• Saint Martin's Episcopal Church · church · Harris · ~70 km · Must-see
• Windsor Village United Methodist Church · church · Harris · ~70 km · Must-see
• Houston Arboretum & Nature Center · sanctuary · Harris · ~71 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Wards Lake

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Wards Lake

• Barker Reservoir · lake · Harris · ~40 km · Must-see
• Barker Dam · lake · Harris · ~47 km · Must-see
• Addicks Reservoir · lake · Harris · ~50 km · Must-see
• Smithers Lake Dam · lake · Fort Bend · ~59 km · Must-see
• McGovern Lake · lake · Harris · ~79 km · Must-see
• Mecom Fountain · lake · Harris · ~79 km · Must-see
• Mary Gibbs and Jesse H. Jones Reflecting Pool · lake · Harris · ~79 km · Must-see
• Lake Picnic Area · lake · Harris · ~79 km · Must-see
• Cedar Creek Dam · lake · Fayette · ~87 km · Must-see
• Somerville Lake · lake · Burleson · ~106 km · Must-see

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