Walker Lake

Walker 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 Walker 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 Walker Lake — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 30.09355, -96.96359. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Walker Lake

• Monument Hill · fort · Fayette · ~30 km · Must-see
• Bastrop State Park · park · Bastrop · ~33 km · Must-see
• Cedar Creek Dam · lake · Fayette · ~38 km · Must-see
• Lake Bastrop South Shore Park · lake · Bastrop · ~39 km · Must-see
• Somerville Lake · lake · Burleson · ~54 km · Must-see
• McKinney Roughs Nature Park · sanctuary · Bastrop · ~60 km · Must-see
• Saint Mary's Catholic Church · church · Washington · ~69 km · Must-see
• Confederate Memorial Museum · fort · Colorado · ~74 km · Must-see
• Saint Paul Lutheran Church · church · Lee · ~4 km
• Texas Wendish Heritage Museum · museum · Lee · ~4 km
• Larry Latringer Dam · lake · Fayette · ~9 km
• City of Giddings · fort · Lee · ~13 km
• First Baptist Church of Giddings · fort · Lee · ~13 km
• Lee County · museum · Lee · ~13 km
• Bethel Union Baptist Church · fort · Lee · ~13 km
• Edward R. Sinks House · fort · Lee · ~13 km
• Giddings Chamber of Commerce - Visitor Center & Museum · museum · Lee · ~13 km
• Soil Conservation Service Site 1 Reservoir · lake · Lee · ~16 km

See everything within a day’s drive of Walker Lake

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Walker Lake

• Cedar Creek Dam · lake · Fayette · ~38 km · Must-see
• Lake Bastrop South Shore Park · lake · Bastrop · ~39 km · Must-see
• Somerville Lake · lake · Burleson · ~54 km · Must-see
• Walter E Long Lake · lake · Travis · ~82 km · Must-see
• Longhorn Dam · lake · Travis · ~93 km · Must-see
• Pflugerville High School Marching Band Tower · lake · Travis · ~94 km · Must-see
• Granger Lake · lake · Williamson · ~96 km · Must-see
• Auditorium Shores at Town Lake Metropolitan Park · lake · Travis · ~97 km · Must-see
• Lady Bird Lake · lake · Travis · ~98 km · Must-see
• Tom Miller Dam · lake · Travis · ~103 km · Must-see

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