Raines Dam

Raines 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 Raines 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 Raines Dam — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 31.39518, -96.03691. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Raines Dam

• Lake Limestone · lake · Limestone · ~38 km · Must-see
• Confederate Reunion Grounds State Historic Site · park · Limestone · ~71 km · Must-see
• Red Oak Lake · lake · Leon · ~1 km
• Harcrow Dam Number 1 · lake · Leon · ~5 km
• Heil Lake · lake · Leon · ~6 km
• Colonel Robert Simonton Gould · fort · Leon · ~8 km
• Moore Lake Dam · lake · Leon · ~9 km
• Cedar Grove Church · church · Leon · ~11 km
• Alton Lake Dam · lake · Leon · ~11 km
• Cundiff Lake Dam · lake · Leon · ~15 km
• Schweinel Lake Dam · lake · Leon · ~17 km
• Eames Lake Dam · lake · Leon · ~17 km
• Lake Elverda Dam · lake · Leon · ~20 km
• Connolly Lake Dam · lake · Freestone · ~22 km
• Concord Missionary Baptist Church · fort · Leon · ~23 km
• T B Pickens Dam · lake · Freestone · ~27 km
• Little Lake Dam · lake · Leon · ~27 km
• S C Pickins Dam · lake · Freestone · ~28 km

See everything within a day’s drive of Raines Dam

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Raines Dam

• Lake Limestone · lake · Limestone · ~38 km · Must-see
• Richland-Chambers Reservoir · lake · Navarro · ~89 km · Must-see
• Ratcliff Dam · lake · Houston · ~105 km · Must-see
• Gibbons Creek Reservoir · lake · Grimes · ~107 km · Must-see
• Lake Bryan · lake · Brazos · ~108 km · Must-see
• Navarro Mills Dam · lake · Navarro · ~110 km · Must-see
• Athens Fish and Game Club Dam · lake · Henderson · ~121 km · Must-see
• Lake Livingston · lake · San Jacinto · ~125 km · Must-see
• Cedar Creek Reservoir · lake · Henderson · ~126 km · Must-see
• Lake Palestine · lake · Henderson · ~128 km · Must-see

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