Downing Dam

Downing 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 Downing 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 Downing Dam — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 32.08847, -99.93370. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Downing Dam

• Castle Peak · viewpoint · Taylor · ~39 km · Must-see
• Kirby Lake · lake · Taylor · ~46 km · Must-see
• Lytle Lake Dam · lake · Taylor · ~55 km · Must-see
• Grace Cultural Center and Museum · museum · Taylor · ~55 km · Must-see
• The Abilene Zoo · sanctuary · Taylor · ~57 km · Must-see
• Lake Scarborough Dam · lake · Coleman · ~64 km · Must-see
• Drasco Community · fort · Runnels · ~7 km
• Atlas F #7 578-7 · fort · Taylor · ~11 km
• Double Gap Mountain · viewpoint · Taylor · ~14 km
• Atlas F #8 578-8 · fort · Runnels · ~17 km
• Church of Christ · church · Runnels · ~17 km
• Z I Hale Museum · museum · Runnels · ~18 km
• Bald Eagle Mountain · viewpoint · Taylor · ~19 km
• Bald Knob · viewpoint · Runnels · ~20 km
• Lake Winters Dam · lake · Runnels · ~20 km
• Chick Inn Diner · fort · Runnels · ~21 km
• Lake Abilene Dam · lake · Taylor · ~21 km
• CCC Bench · fort · Taylor · ~22 km

See everything within a day’s drive of Downing Dam

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Downing Dam

• Kirby Lake · lake · Taylor · ~46 km · Must-see
• Lytle Lake Dam · lake · Taylor · ~55 km · Must-see
• Lake Scarborough Dam · lake · Coleman · ~64 km · Must-see
• E V Spence Reservoir · lake · Coke · ~77 km · Must-see
• O.H. Ivie Lake · lake · Concho · ~82 km · Must-see
• Lake Brownwood · lake · Brown · ~107 km · Must-see
• O C Fisher Lake · lake · Tom Green · ~107 km · Must-see
• Champion Creek Dam · lake · Mitchell · ~112 km · Must-see
• Nasworthy Dam · lake · Tom Green · ~117 km · Must-see
• Lake Cisco · lake · Eastland · ~120 km · Must-see

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