Olmito Lake

Olmito 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 Olmito 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 Olmito Lake — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 26.02597, -97.53561. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Olmito Lake

• World Birding Center - Resaca De La Palma State Park · park · Cameron · ~6 km · Must-see
• Church of Advent · fort · Cameron · ~16 km · Must-see
• Gladys Porter Zoo · sanctuary · Cameron · ~16 km · Must-see
• St. Thomas Church · church · Cameron · ~17 km · Must-see
• Immaculate Conception Cathedral · church · Cameron · ~18 km · Must-see
• African American Troops at Fort Brown · museum · Cameron · ~19 km · Must-see
• Casa de arte y cultura Casamata · museum · Matamoros · ~21 km · Must-see
• Iglesia Católica Divino Pastor | Matamoros · church · Matamoros · ~24 km · Must-see
• Museo del Agrarismo Mexicano · museum · Matamoros · ~27 km · Must-see
• Sabal Palm Sanctuary · sanctuary · Cameron · ~29 km · Must-see
• Port Isabel Lighthouse · fort · Cameron · ~42 km · Must-see
• Beach Park At Isla Blanca · beach · Cameron · ~47 km · Must-see
• Laguna Atascosa National Wildlife Refuge · sanctuary · Cameron · ~48 km · Must-see
• World Birding Center - Estero Llano Grande State Park · park · Hidalgo · ~55 km · Must-see
• Rancho Viejo Dam D · lake · Cameron · ~5 km
• Historical Monument · fort · Cameron · ~7 km
• Main Reservoir Levee · lake · Cameron · ~8 km
• Church of Christ · church · Cameron · ~10 km

See everything within a day’s drive of Olmito Lake

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Olmito Lake

• Rancho Viejo Dam D · lake · Cameron · ~5 km
• Main Reservoir Levee · lake · Cameron · ~8 km
• Dana-Tule Levee 2 · lake · Cameron · ~10 km
• Cameron County WID 16 Dam A · lake · Cameron · ~11 km
• Cross Lake · lake · Cameron · ~21 km
• Mercer Reservoir 2 Dam · lake · Cameron · ~23 km
• Abbott Dam · lake · Cameron · ~28 km
• Reservoir Number Seven · lake · Cameron · ~30 km
• Cameron County FWSD Dam 1 · lake · Cameron · ~31 km
• Cain Dam 1 · lake · Cameron · ~32 km

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