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     Texas has many beautiful lakes and Alligator Lake is one of them. Summer brings highs in the 90's to Alligator Lake, and all through summer nights temperatures are in the 70's. Daytime highs through the wintertime are in the 50's, and winter nights come with lows in the 30's to Alligator Lake. Hurricane Lake is a nearby lake that you could explore, and the Mount Hope Tract Trail is a great hiking trail close by. If you came for an overnight stay Lake Palestine  
   Campground and Lodge is a great place to camp.
Just can't get enough of Alligator Lake. A glorious close by hotel is Best Western Executive Inn; a quick tour to Boggy Creek is without doubt a great idea. This lake is so wonderful. If the weather is glorious here at Alligator Lake, you can go for a hike along the Nature Trail, and get your heart beating on the brilliant whitewater of Neches River. From a rainfall point of view Alligator Lake is a quite normal
 
               place; May is the wettest month with most rain, and July meanwhile is the driest month.
If you're visiting Alligator Lake from Palestine, you won't be the only one, and why not camp at Big Steve's RV Park while you're here at Alligator Lake. If you need a location to stay Holiday Inn Express Jacksonville, Tx is a good choice; if you get bored of Alligator Lake you could also have a look at close by Honey Lake.

 
Holiday Inn Express Jacksonville, Tx, Jacksonville
13 miles away
The Holiday Inn Express in Jacksonville, Texas is one of the modern and recently built hotels. The hotel has won since it's opening numerous different awards like Newcomers Award, Quality Excellence A...

Best Western Executive Inn, Jacksonville
13 miles away
This select-service Jacksonville, Texas hotel is one of the newest hotels in town offering unbeatable customer service and convenient access to a variety of local attractions. Whether visiting easte...

Current weather conditions at Alligator Lake, Anderson County, Texas
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Local climate location: ATHENS 7 miles away


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  Coordinates:
Latitude: 31.99167
Longitude: -95.45028

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These outdoors activities are available near Alligator Lake.
 Hotels Near Alligator Lake:
Holiday Inn Express Jacksonville, Tx, Jacksonville, 13 miles away
Best Western Executive Inn, Jacksonville, 13 miles away
Holiday Inn Express Palestine, Tx, Palestine, 17 miles away
La Quinta Inn & Suites Palestine, Palestine, 19 miles away
Best Western Palestine Inn, Palestine, 20 miles away
 Camp Grounds Near Alligator Lake:
Big Steve's RV Park, Frankston, 6 miles away
Lake Palestine Campground and Lodge, Frankston, 8 miles away
Castle on the Lake Inn and RV Resort, Jacksonville, 10 miles away
R Place RV Park and Campgrounds, Palestine, 13 miles away
 Whitewater Near Alligator Lake:
Neches River, Anderson Cherokee CountyCounty, 4 miles away
      Class II+ - 3 miles long (Lake Palestine to US 175)
 Trails Near Alligator Lake:
Nature Trail, Cherokee County, 15 miles away
Mount Hope Tract Trail, Cherokee County, 17 miles away
 Lakes Near Alligator Lake:
Hurricane Lake, Cherokee CountyCounty, 1 miles away
Honey Lake, Anderson CountyCounty, 1 miles away

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Neches River
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...r a downed tree, you crawl over the tree and then get back in. I'm sure the when and where the trees are down changes quite often.... And it looks like someone (probably the river authority) takes a saw down and cuts some of this out from time to time.

The put in location is correct. However, the take out is not. You need to float further down to the 175 bridge (less than 1/4th mile) and get out there.

I would suggest that experienced paddlers attempt this only when the water is high from heavy rains or when the dam is letting a lot of water out. There's vegetative litter stuck in the trees 10 foot above the water line.... So at some points of the year... This thing moves... And could represent dangers with the amount of timber.

You might consider taking a machete on this trip just in case. Don't forget the fishing pole, or if you are an archer, a bow for the huge gar and buffalo. There's plenty of fishin to do .

This trip with little effort takes approx 3 hours. If you live nearby, you need to make this float. Glad this short trip is nearby, I plan to flo...

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