Texas Outside Favorite Lakes |
Lake Review |
Nearest City |
Rating |
Comments |
Lake Texoma |
Denison |
8.9  |
Huge lake with lots of marinas, restaurants, OK camping, and sandy beaches
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Lake Travis |
Austin |
8.8  |
The party lake of Texas with lots to see and do -- restaurants/bars with music, nude beach, big homes, and more
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Conroe |
Conroe |
8.7  |
Great lake with some good private campgrounds; some coves for swimming and skiing/boarding; beautiful homes along the shoreline; and an excellent selection of restaurants and bars with music
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Lake Austin |
Austin |
8.5  |
Great constant level lake for camping, cruising, skiing/boarding, and eating burgers while you listen to some live music
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Sam Rayburn Reservoir |
Jasper |
8.3  |
One of the prettiest lakes in Texas, good fishing, smooth clear water, and great campsites.
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Toledo Bend Lake |
Zwolle |
8.3  |
Toledo Bend is a huge lake with excellent fishing, a number of resorts and campgrounds, and some beautiful scenery
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Murray |
Ardmore |
8.2  |
It's OK to slip across the border every once in a while to this very clear lake with excellent water campsites, golf, and more
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Possom Kingdom Reservoir |
Graford |
8.2  |
Beautiful long and narrow lake with huge homes, great party cove, a couple restaurants, and picturesque tall bluffs down by the dam
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Whitney |
Whitney |
8.1  |
Very pretty lake with limestone bluffs, excellent skiing, good camping, and some resorts
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Lewisville Lake |
Lewisville |
8.0  |
Not a real pretty lake but there are some good campsites on the water, two fun restaurants with music, a party cove, and you can boat to disc or regular golf -- what more can you ask for
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