Mitchell Lake

Mitchell 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 Mitchell 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 Mitchell Lake — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 30.22855, -96.55025. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Mitchell Lake

• Somerville Lake · lake · Burleson · ~13 km · Must-see
• Saint Mary's Catholic Church · church · Washington · ~21 km · Must-see
• Cedar Creek Dam · lake · Fayette · ~49 km · Must-see
• Star of the Republic Museum · museum · Washington · ~49 km · Must-see
• George Bush Presidential Library & Museum · museum · Brazos · ~56 km · Must-see
• Monument Hill · fort · Fayette · ~61 km · Must-see
• Brazos County Park · park · Brazos · ~67 km · Must-see
• Bravos Valley Museum of Natural History · museum · Brazos · ~67 km · Must-see
• American Bodhi Center · Buddhist site · Waller · ~67 km · Must-see
• Lake Bryan · lake · Brazos · ~68 km · Must-see
• Confederate Memorial Museum · fort · Colorado · ~73 km · Must-see
• Burton High School · fort · Washington · ~8 km
• Burton Community · fort · Washington · ~8 km
• Burton Farmers Gin · fort · Washington · ~9 km
• Burton State Bank · fort · Washington · ~9 km
• Burton Depot · fort · Washington · ~9 km
• Nelms Lake Dam · lake · Washington · ~9 km
• Zuehlke Lake · lake · Washington · ~13 km

See everything within a day’s drive of Mitchell Lake

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Mitchell Lake

• Somerville Lake · lake · Burleson · ~13 km · Must-see
• Cedar Creek Dam · lake · Fayette · ~49 km · Must-see
• Lake Bryan · lake · Brazos · ~68 km · Must-see
• Gibbons Creek Reservoir · lake · Grimes · ~81 km · Must-see
• Lake Bastrop South Shore Park · lake · Bastrop · ~89 km · Must-see
• Lake Conroe · lake · Montgomery · ~117 km · Must-see
• Granger Lake · lake · Williamson · ~117 km · Must-see
• Barker Reservoir · lake · Harris · ~122 km · Must-see
• Addicks Reservoir · lake · Harris · ~123 km · Must-see
• Barker Dam · lake · Harris · ~125 km · Must-see

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