Deer Lake

Deer 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 Deer 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 Deer Lake — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 36.27837, -100.97169. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Deer Lake

• Optima Lake · lake · Texas · ~57 km · Must-see
• Perryton Feeders Lake Number 1 Dam · lake · Ochiltree · ~19 km
• Perryton Feeders Lake Number 2 Dam · lake · Ochiltree · ~19 km
• Colonel William B. Ochiltree · fort · Ochiltree · ~25 km
• Brandt Building · fort · Hansford · ~27 km
• Brick Streets of Spearman · fort · Hansford · ~27 km
• "The Buried City" · fort · Ochiltree · ~35 km
• Dodge City-Tascosa Trail · fort · Hansford · ~39 km
• Drift Fence · fort · Hutchinson · ~46 km
• Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific Railroad · fort · Hansford · ~51 km
• Balko School (ruins) · fort · Beaver · ~52 km
• Old Hardesty 1886-1906 · fort · Texas · ~53 km
• Booker · fort · Lipscomb · ~55 km
• Optima National Wildlife Refuge · sanctuary · Texas · ~57 km
• Adobe Walls · fort · Hutchinson · ~58 km
• Turkey Track Ranch Dam · lake · Hutchinson · ~59 km
• Oknoname 007001 Dam · lake · Beaver · ~63 km
• Bean Pott Cliff · viewpoint · Lipscomb · ~64 km

See everything within a day’s drive of Deer Lake

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Deer Lake

• Optima Lake · lake · Texas · ~57 km · Must-see
• Lake Meredith · lake · Texas · ~102 km · Must-see
• Wild Horse Lake · lake · Stevens · ~104 km · Must-see
• Lake Marvin · lake · Hemphill · ~104 km · Must-see
• Lake Evans Chambers Dam · lake · Beaver · ~106 km · Must-see
• Lake Meredith · lake · Hutchinson · ~109 km · Must-see
• Lake Meredith National Recreation Area · lake · Potter · ~125 km · Must-see
• Spring Creek Lake · lake · Roger Mills · ~146 km · Must-see
• Perryton Feeders Lake Number 1 Dam · lake · Ochiltree · ~19 km
• Perryton Feeders Lake Number 2 Dam · lake · Ochiltree · ~19 km

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