Blue Waterhole

Blue Waterhole: 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 Blue Waterhole

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 Blue Waterhole — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 29.56186, -100.27877. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Blue Waterhole

• Kickapoo Cavern State Park · park · Kinney · ~21 km · Must-see
• Las Moras Mountain · viewpoint · Kinney · ~31 km · Must-see
• Fort Clark · fort · Kinney · ~39 km · Must-see
• Ol' Baldy · viewpoint · Uvalde · ~66 km · Must-see
• Devil's Sinkhole State Natural Area · sanctuary · Edwards · ~72 km · Must-see
• Dutch Mountain · viewpoint · Kinney · ~6 km
• Black Mountain · viewpoint · Edwards · ~11 km
• Casey Mountain · viewpoint · Kinney · ~21 km
• Boiling Mountain · viewpoint · Kinney · ~21 km
• John Horse Hollow · viewpoint · Uvalde · ~21 km
• Stuart Bat Cave · cave · Edwards · ~22 km
• Alamo Village · museum · Kinney · ~24 km
• Cow Cave Bluff · cave · Uvalde · ~24 km
• Chimney Bluff · viewpoint · Uvalde · ~24 km
• Double Mountain · viewpoint · Kinney · ~26 km
• Military Mountain · viewpoint · Edwards · ~30 km
• Elm Mountain · viewpoint · Kinney · ~31 km
• Wildcat Mountain · viewpoint · Edwards · ~32 km

See everything within a day’s drive of Blue Waterhole

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