Lake Abilene

Lake Abilene is located on highway 89, approximately 23 miles southwest of Abilene, Texas near Abilene State Park. Visitors must check-in at the park office to access to the lake. The park charges a user fee of $4.00 for each visitor ages 13 and above and is open from sunrise to sunset.

Anglers will find that fishing access is good along the shore however ramp access is largely unusable if the lake falls seven feet below the spillway level.

Lake Abilene is located on Elm Creek, six miles northwest of Tuscola in central Taylor. It is at an elevation of 2,015 feet. The terrain is flat to rolling with local escarpments. Brush and grasses grow in the deep, fine sandy loam of the lakeshore. The lake is used for recreation, fishing, and irrigation. It has a conservation storage capacity of 7,900 acre-feet.

Ducks and shorebirds visit Lake Abilene is in the winter while passerines visit in the spring.

Activities include birding, camping, hiking, fishing and general nature viewing.



- FACILITIES -

CAMPING
PICNIC
PLAYGROUND
SWIMMING
TRAILS
BOATING
GOLF
GEOCACHING
SHOWERS
RESTROOMS
STORE
BEACH
FAMILY
TENTS
POOL
SHADE TREES
50 AMP
WIRELESS
TRAILS
FISHING
MARINA
HOOKUPS
ELECTRIC
DUMP
SEWER
WATER
FIRERING
GRILL
FIREWOOD
LAUNDRY
PROPANE
PETS
WATERFRONT
CABLE
PULLTHRU

GRAY = UNKNOWN  |  RED = NOT AVAILABLE  |  GREEN = AVAILABLE

- GETTING HERE -

Abilene, Texas

- Lake Abilene -

On Elm Creek 20 miles south of Abilene
Abilene, Texas
325- 572-3204

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