Patten Lake

Patten 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 Patten 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 Patten Lake — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 31.77433, -97.23695. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Patten Lake

• Whitney Dam · lake · Hill · ~20 km · Must-see
• Aquilla Lake · lake · Hill · ~22 km · Must-see
• Waco Mammoth National Monument · sanctuary · McLennan · ~25 km · Must-see
• Cameron Park · park · McLennan · ~29 km · Must-see
• Cameron Park Zoo · sanctuary · McLennan · ~30 km · Must-see
• Lake Waco · lake · McLennan · ~31 km · Must-see
• The Rock Church · church · Bosque · ~64 km · Must-see
• Mother Neff State Park · park · Coryell · ~69 km · Must-see
• Grandview · museum · Johnson · ~69 km · Must-see
• Navarro Mills Dam · lake · Navarro · ~69 km · Must-see
• Chalk Bluff · viewpoint · Hill · ~10 km
• Bold Springs Cemetery · fort · McLennan · ~12 km
• Church of the Assumption · fort · McLennan · ~17 km
• Church of Christ of West · church · McLennan · ~17 km
• Best Theatre Building · fort · McLennan · ~18 km
• Coon Creek · fort · Bosque · ~18 km
• Former Site of Saint Peter's Church · fort · McLennan · ~18 km
• Bosqueville Methodist Church · fort · McLennan · ~23 km

See everything within a day’s drive of Patten Lake

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Patten Lake

• Whitney Dam · lake · Hill · ~20 km · Must-see
• Aquilla Lake · lake · Hill · ~22 km · Must-see
• Lake Waco · lake · McLennan · ~31 km · Must-see
• Navarro Mills Dam · lake · Navarro · ~69 km · Must-see
• Lake Pat Cleburne · lake · Johnson · ~78 km · Must-see
• Buffalo Creek · lake · Johnson · ~83 km · Must-see
• Alvarado Park Lake · lake · Johnson · ~84 km · Must-see
• Belton Lake · lake · Bell · ~88 km · Must-see
• Comanche Creek Dam · lake · Somervell · ~95 km · Must-see
• Bardwell Lake · lake · Ellis · ~97 km · Must-see

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