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: 33.61677, -97.68697. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Walker Lake

• Town of Saint Jo · museum · Montague · ~22 km · Must-see
• Lake Amon Carter Dam · lake · Montague · ~29 km · Must-see
• Rucker Pond · lake · Wise · ~34 km · Must-see
• Lake Nocona · lake · Jefferson · ~35 km · Must-see
• Lyndon B. Johnson National Grassland · sanctuary · Wise · ~39 km · Must-see
• Bridgeport Falls · waterfall · Wise · ~60 km · Must-see
• Frank Buck Zoo · sanctuary · Cooke · ~62 km · Must-see
• Leeper Lake · lake · Cooke · ~67 km · Must-see
• Ray Roberts Lake State Park - Pecan Creek Unit · lake · Cooke · ~72 km · Must-see
• Ray Roberts Lake State Park - Pond Creek Unit · lake · Denton · ~74 km · Must-see
• Lake Jacksboro Dam · lake · Jack · ~75 km · Must-see
• Ray Roberts Lake State Park - Sanger Unit · lake · Denton · ~75 km · Must-see
• Soil Conservation Service Site 3 Dam · lake · Montague · ~7 km
• 1927 Montague County Jail · fort · Montague · ~8 km
• Dye Mound · viewpoint · Montague · ~8 km
• Blue Mound · viewpoint · Montague · ~10 km
• Soil Conservation Service Sediment Control Structure 103 · lake · Montague · ~11 km
• Soil Conservation Service Site 1k Dam · lake · Montague · ~12 km

See everything within a day’s drive of Walker Lake

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Walker Lake

• Lake Amon Carter Dam · lake · Montague · ~29 km · Must-see
• Rucker Pond · lake · Wise · ~34 km · Must-see
• Lake Nocona · lake · Jefferson · ~35 km · Must-see
• Leeper Lake · lake · Cooke · ~67 km · Must-see
• Ray Roberts Lake State Park - Pecan Creek Unit · lake · Cooke · ~72 km · Must-see
• Ray Roberts Lake State Park - Pond Creek Unit · lake · Denton · ~74 km · Must-see
• Lake Jacksboro Dam · lake · Jack · ~75 km · Must-see
• Ray Roberts Lake State Park - Sanger Unit · lake · Denton · ~75 km · Must-see
• Ray Roberts Lake State Park - Johnson Branch · lake · Denton · ~79 km · Must-see
• Ray Roberts Lake · lake · Cooke · ~83 km · Must-see

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