Local favourite lake · Ector, Texas
Embar Lake
Embar Lake is a lake in Ector, Texas.
Embar 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 Embar 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 Embar Lake — distance from nearby cities
Coordinates: 32.00084, -102.60041. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.
Places to visit near Embar Lake
- Odessa Meteor Crater · viewpoint · Ector · ~37 km · Must-see
- Presidential Museum & JBS Leadership Library · museum · Ector · ~37 km · Must-see
- Monahans Sandhills State Park · park · Ward · ~56 km · Must-see
- Bush Family Home State Historic Site · park · Midland · ~60 km · Must-see
- Permian Basin Petroleum Museum · museum · Midland · ~61 km · Must-see
- Northwest Lake · lake · Ector · ~5 km
- James Lake · lake · Ector · ~9 km
- Prarie Dog Lake · lake · Ector · ~9 km
- Moving Machine Lake · lake · Ector · ~11 km
- Baker Ranch School · fort · Ector · ~20 km
- Ector County High Point · viewpoint · Ector · ~25 km
- Emigrant Trail · fort · Ector · ~27 km
- El Paso Natural Gas Company's First Compressor Transmission Engine · fort · Ector · ~30 km
- Historic Oil Rig · fort · Ector · ~30 km
- Paul Slator Park · park · Ector · ~30 km
- Holy Redeemer Catholic Church · church · Ector · ~30 km
- Faith Church of the Nazarene · church · Ector · ~30 km
- Bethel Assembly of God Church · church · Ector · ~31 km
Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Embar Lake
- Imperial Dam · lake · Pecos · ~107 km · Must-see
- Northwest Lake · lake · Ector · ~5 km
- James Lake · lake · Ector · ~9 km
- Prarie Dog Lake · lake · Ector · ~9 km
- Moving Machine Lake · lake · Ector · ~11 km
- King Lake · lake · Ector · ~36 km
- Kammerer Tanks · lake · Lea · ~86 km
- Fourmile Lake · lake · Howard · ~129 km
- Big Spring · lake · Howard · ~136 km
- Comanche Lake Dam · lake · Howard · ~137 km
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Frequently asked
Is Embar Lake full? Are the gates open?
No visitor has reported the water level status for Embar Lake yet. Typical pattern: usually quiet; mostly local visitors.
What is the best time to visit Embar Lake?
August to December when reservoirs are full and gates may open. Usually quiet; mostly local visitors.
What are the places to visit near Embar Lake?
Nearby: Odessa Meteor Crater (viewpoint, 37 km), Presidential Museum & JBS Leadership Library (museum, 37 km), Monahans Sandhills State Park (park, 56 km), Bush Family Home State Historic Site (park, 60 km), Permian Basin Petroleum Museum (museum, 61 km), Northwest Lake (lake, 5 km).