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Lake Ray Roberts (Ray Roberts Lake State Park — Isle du Bois / Johnson Branch)

North Texas / Elm Fork Trinity · Texas · the full record

Your trip

Kept on this device only. Nothing about your trip is sent anywhere.

Reading official sources…

Cannot tell

Cannot tell

Decided by: Closure check. Poor if any factor is poor. Otherwise cannot establish if access, launch or the closure check cannot be established, or if the trip needs a current reading that cannot be had. Otherwise conditional if any factor is conditional or unknown. Otherwise good.

  • Closure check

    Cannot tell

    The closure scan has not been read yet.

    Missing: The live read

  • Current official data

    Cannot tell

    The official readings have not been read yet.

    Missing: The live read

  • Weather and water exposure

    Cannot tell

    The trip depends on weather or tide that cannot be read here.

    Missing: The live read

  • Logistics

    Fits with checks

    Permits, hours or parking limits are noted.

    permit

  • Checks on the day

    Fits with checks

    5 checks have to be done on the day.

    Confirm park/ramp open status and current elevation vs closure thresholds before travel. · Check current TPWD Outdoor Annual regulations for Lake Ray Roberts. · Review reservoir elevation and weather for the Sanger / Pilot Point corridor. · Confirm reservoir-specific exceptions on the Outdoor Annual waterbody page. · Same-day TPWD check required at https://tpwd.texas.gov/regulations/outdoor-annual/

  • Access certainty

    Fits

    3 named public sites on the official page.

    Isle du Bois Unit multi-lane ramp and lighted fishing pier (park entry fee; closes near 639.75 ft elevation) · Jordan Park and Buck Creek TPWD ramps (fee; elevation-dependent closures) · Other published public access on Lake Ray Roberts (select named public site only)

  • Access for a shore trip

    Fits

    Named shore or pier access is on the official page.

    Isle du Bois Unit multi-lane ramp and lighted fishing pier (park entry fee; closes near 639.75 ft elevation) · Isle du Bois Unit multi-lane ramp and lighted fishing pier (park entry fee; closes near 639.75 ft elevation)

    How this works on the water
  • Daylight and return

    Fits

    No times set; the sun times are printed.

    sunset 19:18 at the water · civil dusk 19:43 at the water

    How this works on the water
  • Regulations

    Fits

    No special rules are noted on the record. Read the standard rules on the agency's page on the day; Waterways does not read them.

  • Documented hazards

    Fits

    No standing hazard is documented beyond wind and tide.

The check, in order

Record this check to see what changes next time.

  1. Closure languageCannot tell

    Not read yet.

    Official page
  2. Official observationsCannot tell

    Not read yet.

  3. WeatherCannot tell

    Not read yet.

  4. The site for this tripCheck

    Named shore or pier access is on the official page. Isle du Bois Unit multi-lane ramp and lighted fishing pier (park entry fee; closes near 639.75 ft elevation); Isle du Bois Unit multi-lane ramp and lighted fishing pier (park entry fee; closes near 639.75 ft elevation).

    Official page
  5. RegulationsCheck

    Read today's rules on the agency page.

    Regulations
  6. On the dayCheck

    Confirm park/ramp open status and current elevation vs closure thresholds before travel.

    Official page
  7. On the dayCheck

    Check current TPWD Outdoor Annual regulations for Lake Ray Roberts.

    Official page
  8. On the dayCheck

    Review reservoir elevation and weather for the Sanger / Pilot Point corridor.

    Official page
  9. On the dayCheck

    Confirm reservoir-specific exceptions on the Outdoor Annual waterbody page.

    Official page
  10. On the dayCheck

    Same-day TPWD check required at https://tpwd.texas.gov/regulations/outdoor-annual/

    Official page
  11. Official accessEstablished

    3 named sites as of the page read on 2026-09-04. Confirm the one you use is open today.

    Official page
  12. Record freshnessEstablished

    The official page was last read automatically on 2026-09-04.

    Official page
  13. Daylight and returnEstablished

    No times set; the sun times are printed. sunset 19:18 at the water · civil dusk 19:43 at the water.

Hypothetical · you set this

What changes if…

These change a copy of the evidence, never a reading. Nothing here is a forecast.