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In the Piney Woods Section of East Texas, there are over 30 lakes offering a variety of outdoor sports for vacations or weekends, including Lake Palestine and Lake Tyler.
Current Lake Levels (USGS) |
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Tyler has a number of lakes in its immediate vicinity, providing fishing, swimming, water skiing, houseboats, jet skis, sailing and other outdoor and hiking activities. And within easy driving distance are other lakes such as Toledo Bend Reservoir.
Lakes located near Tyler are listed first, with other East Texas lakes listed as well:
Lake Name |
Size (Acres) |
| Lake Palestine |
25,560 |
| Lake Tyler |
2,224 |
| East Lake Tyler |
2,276 |
| Toledo Bend Reservoir |
181,600 |
| Lake Jacksonville |
1,320 |
| Lake Striker |
1,863 |
| Lake Fork |
27,264 |
| Lake Hawkins |
633 |
| Lake Athens |
1,799 |
| Lake Gladewater |
481 |
| Lake Gilmer |
1,010 |
| Lake O'The Pines |
16,919 |
| Lake Columbia (planned) |
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| Lake Sam Rayburn |
114,500 |
| Lake Livingston |
90,000 |
| Wright Patman Lake |
18,994 |
| Caddo Lake |
26,800 |
| Lake Tawakoni |
37,879 |
| Lake Conroe |
20,118 |
| Lake Bob Sandlin |
9,004 |
| Nacogdoches Lake |
2,212 |
For more Texas lakes, visit Texas Freshwater Lakes
provided by Texas Parks and Wildlife
Rainfalls in the area were extreme during May-July 2007 and many lakes were at or beyond capacity.
For example, Lake Palestine reached maximum levels in July 2007, after suffering the
effects of multi-year droughts in the area. The photograph below, taken July
6, 2007, shows water overflowing the Lake Palestine Dam.
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