Situated in the piney woods of east Texas, Lake Palestine is 25,600 acre recreational destination on the Neches River. With a total length of 18 miles and 135 miles of shoreline, Lake Palestine offers plenty of room for fishing, boating, skiing and much more! The water is clear and with a good number of coves that provide good protection from the wind.  The crest of the spillway is 345 feet above mean sea level, and the conservation storage capacity is 411,290 acre-feet with a surface area of 25,560 acres. 

You can find just about any type of residence on Lake Palestine, from the tiniest fishing bungalow to multi-million dollar estates.  All of the subdivisions on the lake are outside city limits, so there is usually an HOA or POA in place that help maintain each subdivision.  Dues can run anywhere from $35 per year in subdivisions with few restrictions to $300+ per month for the gated, golf course/country club subdivisions.  

Click the links below for some of the subdivisions on Lake Palestine:

Eagle's Bluff:  www.eaglesbluffcc.com

Emerald Bay:  www.emeraldbayclub.org



The lake is very popular for largemouth bass tournaments due to its consistent success. Both white bass and hybrid striped bass are present; white bass are particularly popular during their spring run up the Neches River and Kickapoo Creeks. Channel and blue catfishes are abundant and flathead catfish provide great opportunity for trophy-sized fish. Most vegetation and inundated timber are located above the Texas Highway 155 bridge in the main lake, Highsaw and Ledbetter arms, in Kickapoo and Neches River arms and in Flat Creek. Anglers have placed brush piles in many locations between the dam and the bridge; these can be found using graph recorders. The bridge itself provides excellent structure on the main crossing between Dogwood and Coffee Cities and over Highsaw/Ledbetter creeks.