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Top 10 Reasons To Visit PK Lake
- Listed as the best man-made lake in Texas according to Kirk Dooley’s “Book of Texas Best.”
- The Hell’s Gate/Devils’ Island area is the best party cove in Texas.
- Mardi Gras on Bourbon Street is the best winter celebration on the Brazos.
- Trails for hiking, biking, and wildlife observation are all around the lake.
- Don’t miss the annual Possumfest & BBQ Cook-Off the first weekend of October where almost everything but possum is being cooked!
- Canoe or kayak along the John Graves Scenic Riverway below the dam or take an airboat ride up the Brazos River.
- Watch the fireworks waterfall at Hell’s Gate during the Fourth of July celebration.
- The best view by a dam site is at Observation Point located above the dam.
- Anglers take your pick! You can fish for all kinds of bass, catfish, crappie, and even rainbow trout below the dam in winter.
- It’s the Great Lake of Texas!
