Big Lake

Big 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 Big 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 Big Lake — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 35.87143, -100.05845. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Big Lake

• Lake Marvin · lake · Hemphill · ~14 km · Must-see
• Antelope Hills · viewpoint · Roger Mills · ~20 km · Must-see
• Spring Creek Lake · lake · Roger Mills · ~28 km · Must-see
• Black Kettle National Grassland · sanctuary · Roger Mills · ~29 km · Must-see
• Skipout Lake · lake · Roger Mills · ~38 km · Must-see
• Dead Warrior Lake · lake · Roger Mills · ~42 km · Must-see
• Fort Elliott · fort · Roger Mills · ~67 km · Must-see
• Eller Flat Cemetery · fort · Hemphill · ~8 km
• 133 yards east to site of Historic Cottonwood · fort · Hemphill · ~14 km
• Twin Hills · viewpoint · Roger Mills · ~23 km
• Upper Washita Site 40 Dam · lake · Roger Mills · ~23 km
• Huston-Stickley Lake · lake · Roger Mills · ~24 km
• Eakins Pond 1 Dam · lake · Roger Mills · ~24 km
• Soil Conservation Service Site 13 Reservoir · lake · Roger Mills · ~27 km
• Anvil Park Ranch · fort · Hemphill · ~30 km
• Lake Lloyd Vincent Dam · lake · Ellis · ~30 km
• Soil Conservation Service Site 14 Reservoir · lake · Roger Mills · ~31 km
• Upper Washita River Watershed SCS Site 11 Dam · lake · Hemphill · ~31 km

See everything within a day’s drive of Big Lake

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Big Lake

• Lake Marvin · lake · Hemphill · ~14 km · Must-see
• Spring Creek Lake · lake · Roger Mills · ~28 km · Must-see
• Skipout Lake · lake · Roger Mills · ~38 km · Must-see
• Dead Warrior Lake · lake · Roger Mills · ~42 km · Must-see
• Foss Reservoir · lake · Custer · ~100 km · Must-see
• Fort Supply Lake · lake · Woodward · ~107 km · Must-see
• Lake Evans Chambers Dam · lake · Beaver · ~120 km · Must-see
• Lake Hobart Dam · lake · Washita · ~148 km · Must-see
• Upper Washita Site 40 Dam · lake · Roger Mills · ~23 km
• Huston-Stickley Lake · lake · Roger Mills · ~24 km

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