Local favourite lake · Atascosa, Texas
Ernst Dam
Ernst Dam is a lake in Atascosa, Texas.
Ernst 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 Ernst 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 Ernst Dam — distance from nearby cities
Coordinates: 28.73526, -98.55363. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.
Places to visit near Ernst Dam
- Choke Canyon Reservoir · lake · McMullen · ~41 km · Must-see
- Wilson County Jailhouse Museum · museum · Wilson · ~73 km · Must-see
- Blue Wing Lake · lake · Bexar · ~74 km · Must-see
- Potts Dam · lake · Atascosa · ~14 km
- Cross · fort · McMullen · ~19 km
- First Baptist Church of Jourdanton · fort · Atascosa · ~25 km
- Jourdanton United Methodist Church · fort · Atascosa · ~25 km
- Atascosa County · fort · Atascosa · ~26 km
- Atascosa County Court House · fort · Atascosa · ~26 km
- Atascosa County Jail · fort · Atascosa · ~26 km
- Community Bible Chapel Church · church · Atascosa · ~31 km
- Campbellton · fort · Atascosa · ~31 km
- Campbellton Cemetery · fort · Atascosa · ~31 km
- Miracle Lake · lake · Frio · ~32 km
- First Baptist Church of Pleasanton · fort · Atascosa · ~33 km
- Coughran · fort · Atascosa · ~34 km
- Capt. Peter F. Tumlinson · fort · Atascosa · ~34 km
- Cooper Chapter No. 101 Royal Arch Masons · fort · Atascosa · ~34 km
Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Ernst Dam
- Choke Canyon Reservoir · lake · McMullen · ~41 km · Must-see
- Blue Wing Lake · lake · Bexar · ~74 km · Must-see
- Braunig Lake · lake · Bexar · ~75 km · Must-see
- Mitchell Lake · lake · Bexar · ~76 km · Must-see
- Calaveras Lake · lake · Bexar · ~85 km · Must-see
- Lake Corpus Christi · lake · Live Oak · ~111 km · Must-see
- Medina Dam · lake · Medina · ~121 km · Must-see
- Lake Corpus Christi State Park · lake · San Patricio · ~125 km · Must-see
- Medina Lake · lake · Bandera · ~128 km · Must-see
- Lake Placid · lake · Guadalupe · ~131 km · Must-see
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Frequently asked
Is Ernst Dam full? Are the gates open?
No visitor has reported the water level status for Ernst Dam yet. Typical pattern: usually quiet; mostly local visitors.
What is the best time to visit Ernst Dam?
August to December when reservoirs are full and gates may open. Usually quiet; mostly local visitors.
What are the places to visit near Ernst Dam?
Nearby: Choke Canyon Reservoir (lake, 41 km), Wilson County Jailhouse Museum (museum, 73 km), Blue Wing Lake (lake, 74 km), Potts Dam (lake, 14 km), Cross (fort, 19 km), First Baptist Church of Jourdanton (fort, 25 km).