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: 34.39675, -99.45703. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Mitchell Lake

• Red River Valley Museum · museum · Tillman · ~37 km · Must-see
• Copper Breaks State Park · park · Hardeman · ~52 km · Must-see
• Lake Frederick · lake · Tillman · ~68 km · Must-see
• Quartz Mountain · viewpoint · Greer · ~73 km · Must-see
• Quartz Mountain State Park · park · Kiowa · ~73 km · Must-see
• Tom Steed Reservoir · lake · Kiowa · ~73 km · Must-see
• Lake Altus · lake · Greer · ~74 km · Must-see
• Chillicothe First Methodist Church · fort · Hardeman · ~21 km
• Doans' Adobe Building · fort · Wilbarger · ~24 km
• Doan's Crossing · fort · Wilbarger · ~24 km
• Doan's Crossing on Red River · fort · Wilbarger · ~24 km
• Fullerton Dam · fort · Jackson · ~32 km
• Lake Pauline · lake · Jackson · ~33 km
• Big Mound · viewpoint · Hardeman · ~34 km
• Cedar Mound · viewpoint · Hardeman · ~34 km
• Medicine Mounds · viewpoint · Jackson · ~35 km
• Church of Christ · church · Jackson · ~35 km
• Robert E Lee School · fort · Jackson · ~36 km

See everything within a day’s drive of Mitchell Lake

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Mitchell Lake

• Lake Frederick · lake · Tillman · ~68 km · Must-see
• Tom Steed Reservoir · lake · Kiowa · ~73 km · Must-see
• Lake Altus · lake · Greer · ~74 km · Must-see
• Lake Childress · lake · Harmon · ~103 km · Must-see
• Lake Iowa Park · lake · Tillman · ~104 km · Must-see
• Quanah Parker Lake · lake · Comanche · ~104 km · Must-see
• Baylor Creek Reservoir · lake · Harmon · ~106 km · Must-see
• Jed Johnson Tower · lake · Comanche · ~109 km · Must-see
• Lake Hobart Dam · lake · Washita · ~116 km · Must-see
• Elmer Thomas Lake Dam · lake · Comanche · ~117 km · Must-see

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