Holmes Dam

Holmes 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 Holmes 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 Holmes Dam — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 32.60181, -94.36353. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Holmes Dam

• Michelson Museum of Art · museum · Harrison · ~8 km · Must-see
• Harrison County Historical Museum - Memorial City Hall Galleries · museum · Harrison · ~8 km · Must-see
• Lake O' the Pines · lake · Marion · ~42 km · Must-see
• Caddo Lake · lake · Caddo Parish · ~45 km · Must-see
• Martin Creek Lake Dam · lake · Rusk · ~51 km · Must-see
• Cross Lake · lake · Caddo Parish · ~60 km · Must-see
• Ford Park · park · Caddo Parish · ~62 km · Must-see
• KKTX-AM (Kilgore) · attraction · Gregg · ~63 km · Must-see
• Chimp Haven · sanctuary · Caddo Parish · ~69 km · Must-see
• Cathedral of Saint John Berchmans · church · Caddo Parish · ~73 km · Must-see
• Hill Crest Church · church · Harrison · ~5 km
• East Texas Baptist University · fort · Harrison · ~7 km
• Alexander Travis Hawthorn · fort · Harrison · ~7 km
• T & P Railway Depot and Museum · museum · Harrison · ~7 km
• Bethesda Baptist Church · fort · Harrison · ~8 km
• First Methodist Church · fort · Harrison · ~8 km
• Arnot House · fort · Harrison · ~8 km
• First United Methodist Church · church · Harrison · ~8 km

See everything within a day’s drive of Holmes Dam

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Holmes Dam

• Lake O' the Pines · lake · Marion · ~42 km · Must-see
• Caddo Lake · lake · Caddo Parish · ~45 km · Must-see
• Martin Creek Lake Dam · lake · Rusk · ~51 km · Must-see
• Cross Lake · lake · Caddo Parish · ~60 km · Must-see
• Lake Gilmer Dam · lake · Upshur · ~76 km · Must-see
• Welsh Dam · lake · Titus · ~82 km · Must-see
• Wallace Lake Dam · lake · Caddo Parish · ~90 km · Must-see
• Wright Patman Lake · lake · Miller · ~101 km · Must-see
• Monticello Dam · lake · Titus · ~103 km · Must-see
• Lake Bob Sandlin State Park · lake · Titus · ~106 km · Must-see

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