Top 10 Reasons To Visit PK Lake

1. Listed as the best man-made lake in Texas according to Kirk Dooley’s “Book of Texas Best.”

2. The Hell’s Gate/Devils’ Island area is the best party cove in Texas.

3. Mardi Gras on Bourbon Street is the best winter celebration on the Brazos.

4. Trails for hiking, biking, and wildlife observation are all around the lake.

5. Don’t miss the annual Possumfest & BBQ Cook-Off the first weekend of October where almost everything but possum is being cooked!

6. Canoe or kayak along the John Graves Scenic Riverway below the dam or take an airboat ride up the Brazos River.

7. Watch the fireworks waterfall at Hell’s Gate during the Fourth of July celebration.

8. The best view by a dam site is at Observation Point located above the dam.

9. Anglers take your pick! You can fish for all kinds of bass, catfish, crappie, and even rainbow trout below the dam in winter.

10. It’s the Great Lake of Texas!