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Sabine Lake

Port Arthur · Bridge City, Texas — Jefferson County.

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56,867Surface acres (whole lake)
5Public access sites
1.6 miShoreline trails

Surface area: The USGS National Hydrography Dataset outline (NHD Permanent ID {272EBE1B-85C6-4118-B0F1-8EBCB880A43A}); shared with Louisiana, acreage is the whole lake.

Location & fast facts

Where Sabine Lake is in Texas

The red circle marks Sabine Lake.

Fast facts

About Sabine Lake

  • Counties: Jefferson, Orange
  • Cities & towns on the shore: Port Arthur, Bridge City
  • Mapped as: Lake or pond (USGS National Hydrography Dataset)
  • Shared with: Louisiana. The surface acreage shown is the whole lake; about 43% of the mapped water is in Texas.
  • Distance: about 92 mi from Houston and 191 mi from Tyler, straight-line (not driving distance)

Towns and counties: U.S. Census Bureau boundaries overlaid on the USGS lake outline (Texas: incorporated places touching the lake, otherwise the nearest one).

Fishing in Texas

Official TPWD pages. Rules and fees change; check before you go.

Lake map

Sabine Lake shoreline, boat launches & beaches

Pleasure Island RV Park (campground)Waterview RV Resorts (campground)Boat ramp (Boat launch)1Boat ramp (Boat launch)2Boat ramp (Boat launch)3Boat ramp (Boat launch)4Boat ramp (Boat launch)51 mileN

Numbers on the map match the list at rightbelow.

Boat launchShoreline trail Campground
  1. 1Boat ramp
    Boat launch
  2. 2Boat ramp
    Boat launch
  3. 3Boat ramp
    Boat launch · Port Arthur
  4. 4Boat ramp
    Boat launch · Port Arthur
  5. 5Boat ramp
    Boat launch · Port Arthur

Shoreline: USGS National Hydrography Dataset (NHD Waterbody, Permanent ID {272EBE1B-85C6-4118-B0F1-8EBCB880A43A}), public domain. State outline: U.S. Census Bureau TIGERweb. Points: OpenStreetMap boat ramps (TPWD publishes ramp names per lake, not coordinates). Dashed trails: © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL). Interactive map: Leaflet with © OpenStreetMap contributors. Not for navigation.

Shoreline trails

1.6 miTrail within 100 m of shore
Under 5%Of the shoreline
NoLoops the whole lake
South and west shoresWhere

OpenStreetMap shows about 1.6 mi of public hiking and walking trail within about 100 m (330 ft) of the Sabine Lake shoreline, mostly along the south and west shores.

Trails along the shore

Getting to the trails

No trailhead is mapped for these trails. The closest public access site is Boat ramp, 50 ft from a shoreline trail (OpenStreetMap boat ramp data).

The dashed brown line on the lake map shows these trails. We include paths, footways and marked trails that OpenStreetMap doesn't mark as private, and leave out roads, sidewalks and snowmobile corridors. Mapped trails can still cross private land or close for the season, and not every trail is mapped, so follow posted signs.

Trails: © OpenStreetMap contributors, available under the Open Database License (ODbL). Map data as of Oct 8, 2026. Trail lengths count only the parts within about 100 m of the USGS NHD lake outline.

Campgrounds near Sabine Lake

We found 4 campgrounds and RV parks within 15 miles of Sabine Lake, 2 of them within 5 miles. 2 are right on the shore. Distances are straight-line from the nearest point on the shoreline, so driving distance is longer.

All campgrounds & RV parks in Texas

Green tent icons on the lake map mark campgrounds near the shore, and the interactive map shows the closest 12. Amenities are listed only where a source records them; call or check the campground's website before you go, since seasons and rates change every year.

Campground data: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL). Pulled Oct 12, 2026.

Conditions right now

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Live from the National Weather Service API for the lake's coordinates (29.8775, -93.8441). The nearest station may be several miles away. NWS forecast for Sabine Lake. No live water-temperature sensor is shown because we haven't found a public one for this lake.

Sun, moon & best fishing times

Sun & moon at Sabine Lake

Best fishing times

Major periodMinor periodDaylight

    Based on solunar theory, an estimate. Major periods (about 2 hours) center on when the moon is directly overhead or underfoot; minor periods (about 1 hour) center on moonrise and moonset. The 0–100 activity score rises during those periods and gets a boost near sunrise and sunset and around the new and full moon. Weather, water temperature and pressure often matter more. Sun and moon times are calculated in your browser from the lake's coordinates with standard astronomy formulas, shown in CT (America/Chicago), and accurate to within a few minutes.

    Boat launches & access sites

    5 public access sites listed, 5 with a boat ramp or trailer launch.

    SiteTownOwnerTypeParkingFeeUsesMap
    Boat ramp——Boat ramp (OpenStreetMap) · Yes ramp——Boating29.9848, -93.8401
    Boat ramp——Boat ramp (OpenStreetMap) · Yes ramp——Boating29.7679, -93.8927
    Boat rampPort Arthur—Boat ramp (OpenStreetMap) · Yes ramp——Boating29.7649, -93.8980
    Boat rampPort Arthur—Boat ramp (OpenStreetMap) · Yes ramp——Boating29.8599, -93.9301
    Boat rampPort Arthur—Boat ramp (OpenStreetMap) · Yes ramp——Boating29.8672, -93.9221

    OpenStreetMap boat ramps (TPWD publishes ramp names per lake, not coordinates)

    Fees, hours and rules change; confirm with the site owner before you go.

    Invasive species

    Reported on or near Sabine Lake

    Clean, Drain, Dry. In Texas the law requires draining water from boats and onboard receptacles when leaving or approaching public fresh water, and possessing or moving zebra mussels is illegal. TPWD rules.

    USGS Nonindigenous Aquatic Species database

    USGS records matched to this water by location (within about 150 m of the outline) or by the place name in the record. A record shows a sighting was reported; it doesn't prove the species is still there. As of Oct 10, 2026.

    Contact & official info

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