Hancock Lake

Hancock 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 Hancock 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 Hancock Lake — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 33.77326, -101.30716. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Hancock Lake

• Mount Blanco · viewpoint · Crosby · ~7 km · Must-see
• Blanco Canyon · viewpoint · Floyd · ~8 km · Must-see
• Running Water Draw · viewpoint · Floyd · ~36 km · Must-see
• Yellow House Canyon · viewpoint · Crosby · ~51 km · Must-see
• Duffy's Peak · viewpoint · Garza · ~58 km · Must-see
• American Wind Power Center · museum · Lubbock · ~65 km · Must-see
• Blackwater Draw · viewpoint · Lubbock · ~66 km · Must-see
• Joyland Amusement Park · park · Lubbock · ~66 km · Must-see
• Lubbock Baptist Temple Church · church · Lubbock · ~74 km · Must-see
• Big Four School · fort · Crosby · ~8 km
• Cone Cemetery · fort · Crosby · ~14 km
• City of Ralls · fort · Crosby · ~16 km
• Ralls Historical Museum · museum · Crosby · ~16 km
• Farmer Community · fort · Crosby · ~17 km
• Citizens National Bank · fort · Crosby · ~18 km
• Mt. Blanco Fossil Museum · museum · Crosby · ~18 km
• Coronado in Blanco Canyon · fort · Floyd · ~18 km
• Crosbyton · fort · Crosby · ~18 km

See everything within a day’s drive of Hancock Lake

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Hancock Lake

• Lake Alan Henry · lake · Garza · ~105 km · Must-see
• Baylor Creek Reservoir · lake · Harmon · ~144 km · Must-see
• Lake Childress · lake · Harmon · ~146 km · Must-see
• White River Dam · lake · Crosby · ~51 km
• Lake Ransom Canyon Dam · lake · Lubbock · ~55 km
• Buffalo Springs Lake · lake · Lubbock · ~57 km
• Blake Lake · lake · Lubbock · ~62 km
• Canyon Lakes Project Dam Number 6 · lake · Lubbock · ~64 km
• Soil Conservation Service Site 11 Dam · lake · Dickens · ~65 km
• Canyon Lakes Project Dam Number 3 · lake · Lubbock · ~67 km

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