Kemp Dam

Kemp 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 Kemp 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 Kemp Dam — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 32.42514, -96.20025. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Kemp Dam

• Cedar Creek Reservoir · lake · Henderson · ~21 km · Must-see
• Kaufman Lake · lake · Kaufman · ~24 km · Must-see
• Purtis Creek State Park · sanctuary · Van Zandt · ~26 km · Must-see
• East Texas Arboretum · park · Henderson · ~48 km · Must-see
• Athens Fish and Game Club Dam · lake · Henderson · ~56 km · Must-see
• Richland-Chambers Reservoir · lake · Navarro · ~58 km · Must-see
• Bardwell Lake · lake · Ellis · ~59 km · Must-see
• Lake Tawakoni State Park · lake · Hunt · ~63 km · Must-see
• Prairies and Pineywoods Wildlife Trail · sanctuary · Anderson · ~64 km · Must-see
• Lake Tawakoni · lake · Hunt · ~70 km · Must-see
• Baker Cemetery · fort · Kaufman · ~8 km
• Mabank Veteran's Memorial · fort · Kaufman · ~13 km
• Capt. Edward Thomas Broughton and the Johnson Guards · fort · Kaufman · ~14 km
• Mabank Depot and Model Train Museum · museum · Kaufman · ~14 km
• Dhamma Sirī Southwest Vipassana Meditation Center · attraction · Kaufman · ~14 km
• First Presbyterian Church of Mabank · church · Kaufman · ~14 km
• Mabank Clock tower · fort · Kaufman · ~14 km
• Cedar Hill Church · church · Kaufman · ~15 km

See everything within a day’s drive of Kemp Dam

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Kemp Dam

• Cedar Creek Reservoir · lake · Henderson · ~21 km · Must-see
• Kaufman Lake · lake · Kaufman · ~24 km · Must-see
• Athens Fish and Game Club Dam · lake · Henderson · ~56 km · Must-see
• Richland-Chambers Reservoir · lake · Navarro · ~58 km · Must-see
• Bardwell Lake · lake · Ellis · ~59 km · Must-see
• Lake Tawakoni State Park · lake · Hunt · ~63 km · Must-see
• Lake Tawakoni · lake · Hunt · ~70 km · Must-see
• Lake Ray Hubbard · lake · Dallas · ~77 km · Must-see
• Plunk Lake · lake · Smith · ~77 km · Must-see
• Waxahachie Country Club Lake Dam · lake · Ellis · ~78 km · Must-see

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