Local favourite lake · San Saba, Texas
McDaniel Lake
McDaniel Lake is a lake in San Saba, Texas.
McDaniel 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 McDaniel 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 McDaniel Lake — distance from nearby cities
Coordinates: 31.37183, -98.70866. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.
Places to visit near McDaniel Lake
- Lake Merritt Dam · lake · Mills · ~27 km · Must-see
- Blue Bluff · viewpoint · Mills · ~5 km
- Burger Hill · viewpoint · San Saba · ~9 km
- Dyer Lake Dam · lake · San Saba · ~12 km
- Cedar Knob · viewpoint · Mills · ~18 km
- Goldthwaite Municipal Park · park · Mills · ~20 km
- Dam and Well · fort · Mills · ~20 km
- Mills County Historical Museum · museum · Mills · ~20 km
- Barnett Hill · viewpoint · San Saba · ~23 km
- Corn Knob · viewpoint · San Saba · ~24 km
- American Legion Wiley B. Murray Post No. 27 · fort · San Saba · ~24 km
- Edmond E. Risien, Pecan Pioneer · fort · San Saba · ~24 km
- First Methodist Church · fort · San Saba · ~24 km
- Camp McMillan C.S.A. · fort · San Saba · ~25 km
- Edmond E. Risien · fort · San Saba · ~25 km
- First Baptist Church of San Saba · fort · San Saba · ~25 km
- Edgar Thomas Neal · fort · San Saba · ~25 km
- Estep-Burleson Building · fort · San Saba · ~25 km
Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near McDaniel Lake
- Lake Merritt Dam · lake · Mills · ~27 km · Must-see
- Lake Buchanan · lake · Burnet · ~81 km · Must-see
- Lake Brownwood · lake · Brown · ~82 km · Must-see
- Brady Dam · lake · McCulloch · ~87 km · Must-see
- Proctor Lake · lake · Comanche · ~92 km · Must-see
- Buchanan Dam · lake · Llano · ~93 km · Must-see
- Inks Lake · lake · Llano · ~95 km · Must-see
- Inks Lake State Park · lake · Burnet · ~97 km · Must-see
- Roy Inks Dam · lake · Llano · ~97 km · Must-see
- Lake Lyndon B. Johnson · lake · Burnet · ~109 km · Must-see
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Frequently asked
Is McDaniel Lake full? Are the gates open?
No visitor has reported the water level status for McDaniel Lake yet. Typical pattern: usually quiet; mostly local visitors.
What is the best time to visit McDaniel Lake?
August to December when reservoirs are full and gates may open. Usually quiet; mostly local visitors.
What are the places to visit near McDaniel Lake?
Nearby: Lake Merritt Dam (lake, 27 km), Blue Bluff (viewpoint, 5 km), Burger Hill (viewpoint, 9 km), Dyer Lake Dam (lake, 12 km), Cedar Knob (viewpoint, 18 km), Goldthwaite Municipal Park (park, 20 km).