Buckner Dam

Buckner 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 Buckner 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 Buckner Dam — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 31.88684, -94.90022. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Buckner Dam

• The Stone Fort Museum · museum · Nacogdoches · ~48 km · Must-see
• SFA Mast Arboretum · park · Nacogdoches · ~48 km · Must-see
• Caddo Mounds State Historic Site · park · Cherokee · ~50 km · Must-see
• Lake Tyler Marina Resort · attraction · Smith · ~56 km · Must-see
• Big Slough Wilderness · sanctuary · Cherokee · ~61 km · Must-see
• Martin Creek Lake Dam · lake · Rusk · ~68 km · Must-see
• KKTX-AM (Kilgore) · attraction · Gregg · ~74 km · Must-see
• Ellen Trout Zoo · sanctuary · Angelina · ~74 km · Must-see
• Button Mountain · viewpoint · Nacogdoches · ~9 km
• Lucas Lake Dam · lake · Nacogdoches · ~11 km
• Lake Striker Dam · lake · Rusk · ~11 km
• Beard Mountain · viewpoint · Nacogdoches · ~12 km
• Cushman Lake · lake · Rusk · ~14 km
• Denny Mountain · viewpoint · Nacogdoches · ~14 km
• Big Rock Church · church · Nacogdoches · ~15 km
• Jones Lake Dam · lake · Rusk · ~22 km
• Eaton Lake Dam · lake · Rusk · ~23 km
• Brewer Cemetery · fort · Nacogdoches · ~23 km

See everything within a day’s drive of Buckner Dam

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Buckner Dam

• Martin Creek Lake Dam · lake · Rusk · ~68 km · Must-see
• Ratcliff Dam · lake · Houston · ~76 km · Must-see
• Lake Palestine · lake · Henderson · ~80 km · Must-see
• Bellwood Lake Dam · lake · Smith · ~83 km · Must-see
• Athens Fish and Game Club Dam · lake · Henderson · ~114 km · Must-see
• Sam Rayburn Reservoir · lake · San Augustine · ~116 km · Must-see
• Lake Gilmer Dam · lake · Upshur · ~122 km · Must-see
• Plunk Lake · lake · Smith · ~133 km · Must-see
• Lake O' the Pines · lake · Marion · ~134 km · Must-see
• Lake Holbrook Recreational Area · lake · Wood · ~135 km · Must-see

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