Big Lake
Big Lake is a city in the West Hill Country of Texas.
Get in
Big Lake is on US 67 halfway between Fort Stockton and San Angelo, about 60 miles to either.
Get around
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.
Do
Buy
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.
Drink
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).
Go next
| 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 |