Must-see dam · Coleman, Texas
Lake Scarborough Dam
Lake Scarborough Dam is a dam in Coleman, Texas.
Lake Scarborough Dam: crowds and conditions
Typical pattern: heavy on weekends and holidays; arrive early morning. Been there recently? Post today’s status and it shows here for the next traveller.
Status options for this dam: Full / gates open · Low water level · Entry closed.
Best time to visit Lake Scarborough Dam
Season: August to December when reservoirs are full and gates may open.
Busiest days: Weekends, public holidays, Sankranti and Dasara breaks.
Crowd: Heavy on weekends and holidays; arrive early morning.
Typical week: Mon busy · Tue light · Wed light · Thu light · Fri busy · Sat packed · Sun packed.
How to reach Lake Scarborough Dam — distance from nearby cities
Coordinates: 31.89348, -99.44034. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.
Places to visit near Lake Scarborough Dam
- Lake Brownwood · lake · Brown · ~45 km · Must-see
- O.H. Ivie Lake · lake · Concho · ~57 km · Must-see
- Kirby Lake · lake · Taylor · ~75 km · Must-see
- Camp Colorado, C.S.A. · fort · Coleman · ~7 km
- Colonel James E. McCord · fort · Coleman · ~7 km
- Camp Colorado Replica · fort · Coleman · ~7 km
- Coleman City Park · park · Coleman · ~7 km
- Coleman Community Baptist Church · church · Coleman · ~8 km
- Mrs. J.A.B. Miller Public Library Building · fort · Coleman · ~9 km
- Coleman County Jail · fort · Coleman · ~9 km
- Heritage Hall Museum · museum · Coleman · ~9 km
- Blair House · fort · Coleman · ~9 km
- 410 Gallery · museum · Coleman · ~9 km
- Coleman Church of the Nazarene · church · Coleman · ~10 km
- Memory Lake · lake · Coleman · ~10 km
- Mills Park · park · Coleman · ~10 km
- Soil Conservation Service Site 38a Dam · lake · Coleman · ~10 km
- Trinity United Methodist Church · church · Coleman · ~11 km
Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Lake Scarborough Dam
- Lake Brownwood · lake · Brown · ~45 km · Must-see
- O.H. Ivie Lake · lake · Concho · ~57 km · Must-see
- Kirby Lake · lake · Taylor · ~75 km · Must-see
- Lytle Lake Dam · lake · Taylor · ~82 km · Must-see
- Lake Cisco · lake · Eastland · ~92 km · Must-see
- Lake Eastland Dam · lake · Eastland · ~102 km · Must-see
- Brady Dam · lake · McCulloch · ~105 km · Must-see
- Lake Leon · lake · Eastland · ~107 km · Must-see
- Proctor Lake · lake · Comanche · ~112 km · Must-see
- Lake Merritt Dam · lake · Mills · ~114 km · Must-see
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Frequently asked
What is the best time to visit Lake Scarborough Dam?
August to December when reservoirs are full and gates may open. Heavy on weekends and holidays; arrive early morning.
What are the places to visit near Lake Scarborough Dam?
Nearby: Lake Brownwood (lake, 45 km), O.H. Ivie Lake (lake, 57 km), Kirby Lake (lake, 75 km), Camp Colorado, C.S.A. (fort, 7 km), Colonel James E. McCord (fort, 7 km), Camp Colorado Replica (fort, 7 km).
Is Lake Scarborough Dam worth visiting?
Lake Scarborough Dam is listed as a must-see dam in Texas on Spotwander.