Local favourite lake · Cook Shire, Queensland
Jack Lakes
Jack Lakes is a lake in Cook Shire, Queensland.
Jack Lakes: 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 Jack Lakes
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 Jack Lakes — distance from nearby cities
Coordinates: -15.00752, 144.35268. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.
Places to visit near Jack Lakes
- Rinyirru (Lakefield) National Park (Cape York Peninsula Aboriginal Land) · sanctuary · Cook Shire · ~18 km
- Black Hill · viewpoint · Cook Shire · ~21 km
- Caulders Lake · lake · Cook Shire · ~25 km
- Lake Coen · lake · Cook Shire · ~35 km
- Flat Top Hill · viewpoint · Cook Shire · ~42 km
- Old Laura Homestead · fort · Cook Shire · ~49 km
- Balsers Knob · viewpoint · Cook Shire · ~51 km
- Horseshoe Lagoon · lake · Cook Shire · ~52 km
- Lake Emma · lake · Cook Shire · ~56 km
- Goose Lagoon · lake · Cook Shire · ~64 km
- Caulfields Lagoon · lake · Cook Shire · ~65 km
- Melsonby (Gaarraay) Nature Refuge · sanctuary · Cook Shire · ~68 km
- Rinyirru (Lakefield) Resources Reserve · sanctuary · Cook Shire · ~19 km
- Jacks Lakes · lake · Cook Shire · ~20 km
- Lakefield National Park · sanctuary · Cook Shire · ~31 km
- White Lily Lagoon · attraction · Cook Shire · ~32 km
- Red Lily Lagoon · attraction · Cook Shire · ~33 km
- Breeza Homestead Historic Site · attraction · Cook Shire · ~41 km
Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Jack Lakes
- Caulders Lake · lake · Cook Shire · ~25 km
- Lake Coen · lake · Cook Shire · ~35 km
- Horseshoe Lagoon · lake · Cook Shire · ~52 km
- Lake Emma · lake · Cook Shire · ~56 km
- Goose Lagoon · lake · Cook Shire · ~64 km
- Caulfields Lagoon · lake · Cook Shire · ~65 km
- Kings Plains Lake · lake · Cook Shire · ~141 km
- Beasley Lagoon · lake · Cook Shire · ~149 km
- Jacks Lakes · lake · Cook Shire · ~20 km
- Straus Lagoon · lake · Cook Shire · ~45 km
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Frequently asked
Is Jack Lakes full? Are the gates open?
No visitor has reported the water level status for Jack Lakes yet. Typical pattern: usually quiet; mostly local visitors.
What is the best time to visit Jack Lakes?
August to December when reservoirs are full and gates may open. Usually quiet; mostly local visitors.
What are the places to visit near Jack Lakes?
Nearby: Rinyirru (Lakefield) National Park (Cape York Peninsula Aboriginal Land) (sanctuary, 18 km), Black Hill (viewpoint, 21 km), Caulders Lake (lake, 25 km), Lake Coen (lake, 35 km), Flat Top Hill (viewpoint, 42 km), Old Laura Homestead (fort, 49 km).