Patterson Lake

Patterson 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 Patterson 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 Patterson Lake — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 31.82244, -101.64473. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Patterson Lake

• Permian Basin Petroleum Museum · museum · Midland · ~56 km · Must-see
• Bush Family Home State Historic Site · park · Midland · ~58 km · Must-see
• Big Spring State Park · park · Howard · ~59 km · Must-see
• KBST-AM (Big Spring) · attraction · Howard · ~65 km · Must-see
• Martin County Historical Museum · museum · Martin · ~46 km
• Old Martin County Jail · fort · Martin · ~46 km
• Connell House · fort · Martin · ~46 km
• Carmelite Monastery · fort · Martin · ~46 km
• Crucifixion · fort · Martin · ~47 km
• First Commercial Oil Well in Howard County · fort · Glasscock · ~47 km
• Faith Tabernacle Apostolic Church · church · Midland · ~53 km
• Big Spring RCAG · viewpoint · Howard · ~54 km
• Paradise Rock & Waterfall · waterfall · Midland · ~55 km
• Asbury United Methodist Church · church · Midland · ~56 km
• War Memorial · fort · Midland · ~56 km
• Our Lady of Guadalupe Shrine · fort · Midland · ~56 km
• Veteran Memorial · fort · Midland · ~56 km
• Brown-Dorsey House · fort · Midland · ~56 km

See everything within a day’s drive of Patterson Lake

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• O C Fisher Lake · lake · Tom Green · ~143 km · Must-see
• Twin Buttes Dam · lake · Tom Green · ~147 km · Must-see
• Big Spring · lake · Howard · ~59 km
• Comanche Lake Dam · lake · Howard · ~60 km
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