Joyce Dam

Joyce Dam: 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 Joyce Dam

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 Joyce Dam — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 31.75423, -95.67139. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Joyce Dam

• Prairies and Pineywoods Wildlife Trail · sanctuary · Anderson · ~52 km · Must-see
• Lake Palestine · lake · Henderson · ~64 km · Must-see
• Caddo Mounds State Historic Site · park · Cherokee · ~65 km · Must-see
• Athens Fish and Game Club Dam · lake · Henderson · ~68 km · Must-see
• East Texas Arboretum · park · Henderson · ~68 km · Must-see
• City Lake Park · lake · Anderson · ~2 km
• Christopher Columbus Rogers · fort · Anderson · ~4 km
• Air Force Memorial · fort · Anderson · ~4 km
• Wolf Creek Lake Dam · lake · Anderson · ~4 km
• Captain Steven L. Bennett · fort · Anderson · ~4 km
• Anderson County in the Civil War · fort · Anderson · ~4 km
• Sons of the Confederacy Memorial Park · fort · Anderson · ~4 km
• Robinson Bank Building · fort · Anderson · ~5 km
• Denby Building · fort · Anderson · ~5 km
• Crockett High School · fort · Anderson · ~5 km
• Don Hastings · fort · Anderson · ~5 km
• Dr. Bonner Frizzell · fort · Anderson · ~5 km
• Col. Homer Garrison, Jr. · fort · Anderson · ~5 km

See everything within a day’s drive of Joyce Dam

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Joyce Dam

• Lake Palestine · lake · Henderson · ~64 km · Must-see
• Athens Fish and Game Club Dam · lake · Henderson · ~68 km · Must-see
• Richland-Chambers Reservoir · lake · Navarro · ~78 km · Must-see
• Ratcliff Dam · lake · Houston · ~80 km · Must-see
• Bellwood Lake Dam · lake · Smith · ~88 km · Must-see
• Cedar Creek Reservoir · lake · Henderson · ~92 km · Must-see
• Lake Limestone · lake · Limestone · ~95 km · Must-see
• Navarro Mills Dam · lake · Navarro · ~123 km · Must-see
• Plunk Lake · lake · Smith · ~124 km · Must-see
• Lake Holbrook Recreational Area · lake · Wood · ~130 km · Must-see

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