Willow Lake

Willow 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 Willow 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 Willow Lake — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 28.77499, -95.96579. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Willow Lake

• East Matagorda Bay · beach · Matagorda · ~22 km · Must-see
• Matagorda County Museum · museum · Matagorda · ~29 km · Must-see
• Tres Palacios Bay · beach · Matagorda · ~33 km · Must-see
• Carancahua Bay · beach · Calhoun · ~55 km · Must-see
• San Bernard National Wildlife Refuge · sanctuary · Brazoria · ~64 km · Must-see
• Varner-Hogg Plantation State Historic Site · park · Brazoria · ~67 km · Must-see
• Lake Texana · lake · Jackson · ~74 km · Must-see
• First Burials in Matagorda Cemetery, Benjamin Wightman and Esther Randall Wightman · fort · Matagorda · ~10 km
• Dr. Albert Moses Levy · fort · Matagorda · ~10 km
• Albert Clinton Horton · fort · Matagorda · ~10 km
• Battle Island · fort · Matagorda · ~11 km
• Dale-Rugeley-Sisk Home ca. 1830 · fort · Matagorda · ~11 km
• Christ Church · fort · Matagorda · ~11 km
• City of Matagorda · fort · Matagorda · ~11 km
• Christ Episcopal Church · fort · Matagorda · ~11 km
• Early Texas Freighting · fort · Matagorda · ~12 km
• Big Boggy National Wildlife Refuge · sanctuary · Matagorda · ~18 km
• Antique Tractor · fort · Matagorda · ~21 km

See everything within a day’s drive of Willow Lake

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Willow Lake

• Lake Texana · lake · Jackson · ~74 km · Must-see
• Smithers Lake Dam · lake · Fort Bend · ~108 km · Must-see
• Green Lake · lake · Calhoun · ~112 km · Must-see
• Cedar Lake · lake · Brazoria · ~122 km · Must-see
• Barker Reservoir · lake · Harris · ~138 km · Must-see
• Barker Dam · lake · Harris · ~143 km · Must-see
• McGovern Lake · lake · Harris · ~148 km · Must-see
• Lake Picnic Area · lake · Harris · ~149 km · Must-see
• Mary Gibbs and Jesse H. Jones Reflecting Pool · lake · Harris · ~149 km · Must-see
• Mecom Fountain · lake · Harris · ~149 km · Must-see

All lakes, dams & reservoirs in Texas

Frequently asked