Lake Gilmer is four miles (6 km) west of downtown

Gilmer, Texas Gilmer is a city in, and the county seat of, Upshur County, Texas. It is best known for being the home of the East Texas Yamboree and the birthplace of popular music singers Don Henley of the Eagles band and Johnny Mathis, as well as blues music ...

, in the

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. It is located at State Highway 852 (SH 852). The lake opened on September 29, 2001. It is 1,010 acres (4.1 km²) in size and has another 1557 acres (6.3 km²) of land that is planned to be developed into hiking and nature trails.

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Gilmer Protected areas of Upshur County, Texas Bodies of water of Upshur County, Texas 2001 establishments in Texas {{Texas-protected-area-stub