Sims Dam

Sims 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 Sims 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 Sims Dam — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 31.52682, -99.98036. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Sims Dam

• O.H. Ivie Lake · lake · Concho · ~35 km · Must-see
• Fort Concho National Historic Landmark · fort · Tom Green · ~54 km · Must-see
• San Angelo Museum of Fine Arts · museum · Tom Green · ~54 km · Must-see
• Cathedral of the Sacred Heart · church · Tom Green · ~55 km · Must-see
• Emmanuel Episcopal Church · church · Tom Green · ~55 km · Must-see
• First Presbyterian Church · church · Tom Green · ~55 km · Must-see
• O C Fisher Lake · lake · Tom Green · ~62 km · Must-see
• Nasworthy Dam · lake · Tom Green · ~62 km · Must-see
• Rattlesnake Point · viewpoint · McCulloch · ~64 km · Must-see
• Twin Buttes Dam · lake · Tom Green · ~68 km · Must-see
• Allison Dam · lake · Concho · ~1 km
• Chandler Dam · lake · Concho · ~4 km
• Concho County · fort · Concho · ~8 km
• Concho County Courthouse · fort · Concho · ~8 km
• Saint Boniface Church · church · Runnels · ~12 km
• Community of Concho · fort · Concho · ~20 km
• Buffalo Bluff · viewpoint · Runnels · ~22 km
• Deadmans Bluff · viewpoint · Runnels · ~27 km

See everything within a day’s drive of Sims Dam

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Sims Dam

• O.H. Ivie Lake · lake · Concho · ~35 km · Must-see
• O C Fisher Lake · lake · Tom Green · ~62 km · Must-see
• Nasworthy Dam · lake · Tom Green · ~62 km · Must-see
• Twin Buttes Dam · lake · Tom Green · ~68 km · Must-see
• E V Spence Reservoir · lake · Coke · ~77 km · Must-see
• Lake Scarborough Dam · lake · Coleman · ~82 km · Must-see
• Brady Dam · lake · McCulloch · ~89 km · Must-see
• Lake Brownwood · lake · Brown · ~119 km · Must-see
• Kirby Lake · lake · Taylor · ~121 km · Must-see
• Lytle Lake Dam · lake · Taylor · ~130 km · Must-see

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