Beard Dam

Beard 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 Beard 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 Beard Dam — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 31.97682, -97.77531. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Beard Dam

• The Rock Church · church · Bosque · ~26 km · Must-see
• Creation Evidence Museum · museum · Somervell · ~35 km · Must-see
• Dinosaur Valley State Park · park · Somervell · ~38 km · Must-see
• Comanche Creek Dam · lake · Somervell · ~44 km · Must-see
• Whitney Dam · lake · Hill · ~50 km · Must-see
• Lake Pat Cleburne · lake · Johnson · ~61 km · Must-see
• The Chisholm Trail Outdoor Museum · museum · Johnson · ~62 km · Must-see
• Lake Granbury Master Gardener Demonstration Garden · lake · Hood · ~65 km · Must-see
• Acton State Historic Site · park · Hood · ~65 km · Must-see
• Aquilla Lake · lake · Hill · ~68 km · Must-see
• Johnson County Courthouse · fort · Johnson · ~69 km · Must-see
• Layland Museum · museum · Johnson · ~69 km · Must-see
• Buffalo Creek · lake · Johnson · ~69 km · Must-see
• Dinner Hill · viewpoint · Bosque · ~6 km
• Captain J. J. Cureton, C.S.A. · fort · Bosque · ~11 km
• Cedar Mountain · viewpoint · Bosque · ~11 km
• Walnut Springs City Museum · museum · Bosque · ~12 km
• East Flat Top Lake · lake · Bosque · ~12 km

See everything within a day’s drive of Beard Dam

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Beard Dam

• Comanche Creek Dam · lake · Somervell · ~44 km · Must-see
• Whitney Dam · lake · Hill · ~50 km · Must-see
• Lake Pat Cleburne · lake · Johnson · ~61 km · Must-see
• Lake Granbury Master Gardener Demonstration Garden · lake · Hood · ~65 km · Must-see
• Aquilla Lake · lake · Hill · ~68 km · Must-see
• Buffalo Creek · lake · Johnson · ~69 km · Must-see
• Alvarado Park Lake · lake · Johnson · ~83 km · Must-see
• Proctor Lake · lake · Comanche · ~85 km · Must-see
• Lake Waco · lake · McLennan · ~86 km · Must-see
• Benbrook Lake · lake · Tarrant · ~97 km · Must-see

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