Big Lake
United States · Americas
About Big Lake
Big Lake is a city in the West Hill Country of Texas.
Big Lake travel guide
Getting there
Big Lake is on US 67 halfway between Fort Stockton and San Angelo, about 60 miles to either.
See
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.
Eat
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.
Sleep
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).
Overview adapted from Wikipedia, travel guide fromWikivoyage (CC BY-SA)。Photography via Wikimedia Commons.