Blanco Lake

Blanco Lake: crowds and conditions

Typical pattern: usually quiet; mostly local visitors. Been there recently? Post today’s status and it shows here for the next traveller.

Status options for this lake: Full / gates open · Low water level · Entry closed.

Best time to visit Blanco Lake

Season: August to December when reservoirs are full and gates may open.

Crowd: Usually quiet; mostly local visitors.

Typical week: Mon quiet · Tue quiet · Wed quiet · Thu quiet · Fri light · Sat light · Sun light.

How to reach Blanco Lake — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 29.26461, -99.53394. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Blanco Lake

• Ol' Baldy · viewpoint · Uvalde · ~49 km · Must-see
• Hill Country State Natural Area · sanctuary · Bandera · ~65 km · Must-see
• Averhoff Reservoir · lake · Zavala · ~73 km · Must-see
• First Baptist Church, Sabinal · fort · Uvalde · ~11 km
• Emmanuel Lutheran Church · fort · Uvalde · ~13 km
• Nelson Lake Dam · lake · Medina · ~16 km
• Blue Mountain · viewpoint · Uvalde · ~17 km
• Nunley Lake Number 2 · lake · Uvalde · ~18 km
• V-Bar Lake Number 1 · lake · Uvalde · ~19 km
• Frank Kincaid Lake Number 1 Dam · lake · Uvalde · ~20 km
• Black Mountain · viewpoint · Uvalde · ~23 km
• Big Mountain · viewpoint · Uvalde · ~26 km
• Garnerfield Road Baptist Church · church · Uvalde · ~29 km
• Richardson Lake · lake · Medina · ~29 km
• Site of Fort Inge · fort · Uvalde · ~30 km
• First Presbyterian Church · church · Uvalde · ~32 km
• Captain William Benson · fort · Uvalde · ~32 km
• Early Texas Wagon Yards · fort · Uvalde · ~32 km

See everything within a day’s drive of Blanco Lake

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Blanco Lake

• Averhoff Reservoir · lake · Zavala · ~73 km · Must-see
• Medina Dam · lake · Medina · ~82 km · Must-see
• Medina Lake · lake · Bandera · ~84 km · Must-see
• Boerne City Lake Park · lake · Kendall · ~121 km · Must-see
• Mitchell Lake · lake · Bexar · ~126 km · Must-see
• Blue Wing Lake · lake · Bexar · ~133 km · Must-see
• Braunig Lake · lake · Bexar · ~140 km · Must-see
• Calaveras Lake · lake · Bexar · ~147 km · Must-see
• Nelson Lake Dam · lake · Medina · ~16 km
• Nunley Lake Number 2 · lake · Uvalde · ~18 km

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