The optimal road trip to Large Lakes in Texas according to machine learning

Stops

28one way

Distance

2,472 mi3,978 km

Time driving

55.5 hours2.3 days nonstop

Legs

27all by road

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Stops in order

1. 1Lake Texoma62 mi (99 km), 1 h 23 min driving to 2. Lavon Lake
2. 2Lavon LakeReached via the fixed 2026-09-26: Lavonia Park (1.3 mi away)21 mi (34 km), 41 min driving to 3. Lake Ray Hubbard
3. 3Lake Ray Hubbard42 mi (68 km), 1 h 6 min driving to 4. Lake Tawakoni
4. 4Lake Tawakoni27 mi (44 km), 40 min driving to 5. Lake Fork
5. 5Lake Fork46 mi (75 km), 1 h 12 min driving to 6. Jim Chapman Lake
6. 6Jim Chapman LakeReached via the fixed 2026-09-26: Cooper Lake State Park (2 mi away)57 mi (91 km), 1 h 29 min driving to 7. Lake Bob Sandlin
7. 7Lake Bob SandlinReached via the fixed 2026-09-26: Lake Bob Sandlin State Park boat ramp (0.7 mi away)45 mi (73 km), 1 h 26 min driving to 8. Lake O' the Pines
8. 8Lake O' the PinesReached via the fixed 2026-09-26: Johnson Creek Park (1.3 mi away)55 mi (89 km), 1 h 22 min driving to 9. Wright Patman Lake
9. 9Wright Patman Lake49 mi (79 km), 1 h 13 min driving to 10. Caddo Lake
10. 10Caddo LakeReached by road via a separate drive point 9.9 mi away137 mi (221 km), 3 h 8 min driving to 11. Toledo Bend Reservoir
11. 11Toledo Bend Reservoir65 mi (105 km), 1 h 25 min driving to 12. Sam Rayburn Reservoir
12. 12Sam Rayburn Reservoir109 mi (175 km), 2 h 13 min driving to 13. Lake Livingston
13. 13Lake LivingstonReached via the fixed 2026-09-26: Wolf Creek Park (5.1 mi away)50 mi (80 km), 1 h 18 min driving to 14. Conroe Lake
14. 14Conroe Lake108 mi (175 km), 2 h 25 min driving to 15. Lake Limestone
15. 15Lake LimestoneReached via the fixed 2026-09-26: Sterling C. Robertson Dam (2.1 mi away)59 mi (94 km), 1 h 40 min driving to 16. Richland Chambers Reservoir
16. 16Richland Chambers Reservoir60 mi (97 km), 1 h 32 min driving to 17. Lake Palestine
17. 17Lake PalestineReached by road via a separate drive point 2.5 mi away57 mi (92 km), 1 h 12 min driving to 18. Cedar Creek Reservoir
18. 18Cedar Creek ReservoirReached via the fixed 2026-09-26: Tom Finley Park on the lake shore (2.4 mi away)87 mi (140 km), 2 h 11 min driving to 19. Lake Whitney
19. 19Lake Whitney61 mi (98 km), 1 h 27 min driving to 20. Belton Lake
20. 20Belton Lake84 mi (135 km), 1 h 43 min driving to 21. Buchanan Lake
21. 21Buchanan Lake60 mi (96 km), 1 h 23 min driving to 22. Lake Travis
22. 22Lake Travis69 mi (112 km), 1 h 52 min driving to 23. Canyon Lake
23. 23Canyon Lake278 mi (448 km), 5 h 20 min driving to 24. Falcon Reservoir
24. 24Falcon ReservoirReached via the fixed 2026-09-26: Falcon State Park (5.8 mi away)270 mi (434 km), 5 h 10 min driving to 25. Amistad National Recreation Area
25. 25Amistad National Recreation AreaReached by road via a separate drive point 3.1 mi away360 mi (580 km), 7 h 5 min driving to 26. Possum Kingdom Lake
26. 26Possum Kingdom Lake118 mi (190 km), 2 h 39 min driving to 27. Lewisville Lake
27. 27Lewisville Lake34 mi (54 km), 1 h 10 min driving to 28. Lake Ray Roberts
28. 28Lake Ray RobertsReached via the fixed 2026-09-26: Ray Roberts Lake State Park (1.9 mi away)Final stop