Big Lake
Big Lake is a city in the West Hill Country of Texas.
Get in
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Map of Big Lake
Big Lake is on US 67 halfway between Fort Stockton and San Angelo, about 60 miles to either.
Get around
[edit]See
[edit]- Hickman Museum, 609 Main St, ☏ +1 325-884-2511. By appointment only. Features memorabilia from early Big Lake and the old Big Lake oilfield. Free.
- Santa Rita No. 1, US 67 (Four miles west of town). Original well and derrick of the 1923 gusher that opened up Big Lake oilfield.
Do
[edit]Buy
[edit]- Le Chance, 111 N Main Ave, ☏ +1 325 884-3391. Antiques and collectibles.
Eat
[edit]- Grandma's Kitchen, 404 E 2nd St, ☏ +1 325 884-2853.
- Los Cazadores Sports Bar and Pizzeria, 106 N Plaza Ave, ☏ +1 325-884-2650. M-F 11AM-10PM. Chicken fried steak, sandwiches, drinks.
Drink
[edit]Sleep
[edit]- Derrick Inn, 121 N State Highway 137, ☏ +1 325 884-2513.
- OYO Hotel Big Lake Hwy 137 TX, 330 Hughes Rd, ☏ +1 801-290-8029. Unique design consisting of stacked shipping containers. $48 (Dec 2021).
Go next
[edit]| Routes through Big Lake |
| Dallas ← San Angelo ← | N  S |
→ Fort Stockton → Presidio |
Brownfield ← Lamesa ← Jct W  E ← Jct W  E ← |
N  S |
→ Jct  E → Ozona |