Baker Lake

Baker 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 Baker 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 Baker Lake — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 29.65753, -97.83533. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Baker Lake

• Walnut Springs Park · park · Guadalupe · ~20 km · Must-see
• Meadow Lake · lake · Guadalupe · ~22 km · Must-see
• Lake Placid · lake · Guadalupe · ~26 km · Must-see
• McQueeney Dam · lake · Guadalupe · ~26 km · Must-see
• Lake Dunlap · lake · Guadalupe · ~28 km · Must-see
• Palmetto State Park · sanctuary · Gonzales · ~32 km · Must-see
• Lockhart State Park · park · Caldwell · ~32 km · Must-see
• Lake Gonzales Dam · lake · Gonzales · ~34 km · Must-see
• Meadows Center for Water and the Environment · sanctuary · Hays · ~35 km · Must-see
• Spring Lake · lake · Hays · ~35 km · Must-see
• Wood Lake Dam · lake · Gonzales · ~49 km · Must-see
• Canyon Lake Spillway Gorge · lake · Comal · ~51 km · Must-see
• Heart of Texas Wildlife Trail · sanctuary · Hays · ~52 km · Must-see
• Natural Bridge Wildlife Ranch · sanctuary · Comal · ~62 km · Must-see
• Canyon Lake · lake · Comal · ~62 km · Must-see
• Bracken Cave · cave · Comal · ~63 km · Must-see
• Jacob's Well · cave · Hays · ~63 km · Must-see
• Radha Madhav Dham · temple · Hays · ~71 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Baker Lake

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Baker Lake

• Meadow Lake · lake · Guadalupe · ~22 km · Must-see
• Lake Placid · lake · Guadalupe · ~26 km · Must-see
• McQueeney Dam · lake · Guadalupe · ~26 km · Must-see
• Lake Dunlap · lake · Guadalupe · ~28 km · Must-see
• Lake Gonzales Dam · lake · Gonzales · ~34 km · Must-see
• Spring Lake · lake · Hays · ~35 km · Must-see
• Wood Lake Dam · lake · Gonzales · ~49 km · Must-see
• Canyon Lake Spillway Gorge · lake · Comal · ~51 km · Must-see
• Canyon Lake · lake · Comal · ~62 km · Must-see
• Calaveras Lake · lake · Bexar · ~76 km · Must-see

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