Willard Lake

Willard 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 Willard 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 Willard Lake — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 30.26438, -94.16268. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Willard Lake

• Babe Didrikson Zaharias Museum · museum · Jefferson · ~24 km · Must-see
• Edison Museum · museum · Jefferson · ~26 km · Must-see
• Art Museum of Southeast Texas · museum · Jefferson · ~26 km · Must-see
• Saint Anthony Cathedral Basilica · church · Jefferson · ~27 km · Must-see
• Beaumont Botanical Gardens · sanctuary · Jefferson · ~34 km · Must-see
• Spindletop-Gladys City Boomtown Museum · museum · Jefferson · ~34 km · Must-see
• Tyrrell Park · park · Jefferson · ~34 km · Must-see
• Big Thicket National Preserve · sanctuary · Hardin · ~42 km · Must-see
• John H Kirby State Forest · sanctuary · Tyler · ~53 km · Must-see
• Lutcher Memorial Church Building · church · Orange · ~56 km · Must-see
• Texas Star · attraction · Orange · ~58 km · Must-see
• Chua Bū Mon · Buddhist site · Cameron Parish · ~60 km · Must-see
• Museum of the Gulf Coast · museum · Cameron Parish · ~61 km · Must-see
• Sabine Lake · lake · Cameron Parish · ~66 km · Must-see
• Brushy Bluff · viewpoint · Hardin · ~7 km
• Ice House Museum & Cultural Center · museum · Hardin · ~12 km
• Church of God in Christ · church · Hardin · ~12 km
• Calvary Missionary Baptist Church · church · Hardin · ~13 km

See everything within a day’s drive of Willard Lake

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Willard Lake

• Sabine Lake · lake · Cameron Parish · ~66 km · Must-see
• B A Steinhagen Lake · lake · Jasper · ~83 km · Must-see
• Lake Charlotte · lake · Chambers · ~87 km · Must-see
• Lake Anahuac · lake · Chambers · ~90 km · Must-see
• Amanda Lake Dam · lake · Tyler · ~91 km · Must-see
• Taylor Lake (Texas) · lake · Chambers · ~93 km · Must-see
• Prien Lake Park · lake · Calcasieu Parish · ~108 km · Must-see
• Calcasieu Lake · lake · Cameron Parish · ~109 km · Must-see
• Lake Charles · lake · Calcasieu Parish · ~112 km · Must-see
• Lake Houston Wilderness Park · lake · Harris · ~121 km · Must-see

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