Local favourite lake · McMullen, Texas
Brown Dam
Brown Dam is a lake in McMullen, Texas.
Brown 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 Brown 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 Brown Dam — distance from nearby cities
Coordinates: 28.27361, -98.53696. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.
Places to visit near Brown Dam
- Choke Canyon Reservoir · lake · McMullen · ~38 km · Must-see
- Devils Center Table · viewpoint · McMullen · ~21 km
- Dog Town Jail · fort · McMullen · ~26 km
- Boot Hill Cemetery · fort · McMullen · ~26 km
- Camp Rio Frio, C.S.A · fort · McMullen · ~26 km
- Paisano Ranch Dam · lake · McMullen · ~28 km
- Calliham · fort · McMullen · ~37 km
- Kuykendall Lake · lake · McMullen · ~38 km
- Cross · fort · McMullen · ~46 km
- Bowles Lake Dam · lake · La Salle · ~46 km
- Crossing of Old Ox-Cart Roads · fort · Live Oak · ~50 km
- Felix Longoria · fort · Live Oak · ~51 km
- Cunningham Home · fort · Live Oak · ~51 km
- Early Schools in Live Oak County · fort · Live Oak · ~51 km
- Early Schools in Live Oak County · fort · Live Oak · ~51 km
- First Baptist Church George West · fort · Live Oak · ~52 km
- Grace Armantrout Museum · museum · Live Oak · ~52 km
- Chauncy and Minnie Canfield House · fort · Live Oak · ~52 km
Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Brown Dam
- Choke Canyon Reservoir · lake · McMullen · ~38 km · Must-see
- Lake Corpus Christi · lake · Live Oak · ~77 km · Must-see
- Lake Corpus Christi State Park · lake · San Patricio · ~86 km · Must-see
- Lake Findley · lake · Jim Wells · ~88 km · Must-see
- Blue Wing Lake · lake · Bexar · ~138 km · Must-see
- Braunig Lake · lake · Bexar · ~138 km · Must-see
- Mitchell Lake · lake · Bexar · ~140 km · Must-see
- Calaveras Lake · lake · Bexar · ~146 km · Must-see
- Lake Casa Blanca · lake · Webb · ~149 km · Must-see
- Paisano Ranch Dam · lake · McMullen · ~28 km
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Frequently asked
Is Brown Dam full? Are the gates open?
No visitor has reported the water level status for Brown Dam yet. Typical pattern: usually quiet; mostly local visitors.
What is the best time to visit Brown Dam?
August to December when reservoirs are full and gates may open. Usually quiet; mostly local visitors.
What are the places to visit near Brown Dam?
Nearby: Choke Canyon Reservoir (lake, 38 km), Devils Center Table (viewpoint, 21 km), Dog Town Jail (fort, 26 km), Boot Hill Cemetery (fort, 26 km), Camp Rio Frio, C.S.A (fort, 26 km), Paisano Ranch Dam (lake, 28 km).