Murphy Dam

Murphy Dam: crowds and conditions

Typical pattern: moderate; weekends busier. 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 Murphy Dam

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

Busiest days: Weekends and long holidays.

Crowd: Moderate; weekends busier.

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

How to reach Murphy Dam — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 31.57851, -95.43356. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Murphy Dam

• Caddo Mounds State Historic Site · park · Cherokee · ~34 km · Must-see
• Big Slough Wilderness · sanctuary · Cherokee · ~41 km · Must-see
• Ratcliff Dam · lake · Houston · ~43 km · Must-see
• Davy Crockett National Forest · sanctuary · Houston · ~54 km · Must-see
• Wilkins Dam · lake · Houston · ~4 km
• Ioni Lake Dam · lake · Anderson · ~6 km
• Denson Homesite and Cemetery · fort · Houston · ~11 km
• Mays Lake · lake · Anderson · ~11 km
• Brewington Baptist Church · fort · Houston · ~12 km
• First Christian Church of Grapeland · fort · Houston · ~13 km
• City of Grapeland · fort · Houston · ~13 km
• Muse Cemetery · fort · Anderson · ~14 km
• First Baptist Church of Grapeland · fort · Houston · ~14 km
• Augusta Cemetery · fort · Houston · ~14 km
• Darius H. Edens · fort · Houston · ~14 km
• Barfield Lake Dam · lake · Houston · ~14 km
• Bill Huff Dam · lake · Houston · ~18 km
• Dickerson Parker · fort · Anderson · ~18 km

See everything within a day’s drive of Murphy Dam

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• Lake Limestone · lake · Limestone · ~112 km · Must-see
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• Cedar Creek Reservoir · lake · Henderson · ~128 km · Must-see
• Martin Creek Lake Dam · lake · Rusk · ~142 km · Must-see
• Sam Rayburn Reservoir · lake · San Augustine · ~145 km · Must-see

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