Powers Dam

Powers 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 Powers 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 Powers Dam — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 32.93345, -98.98535. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Powers Dam

• Tackett Mountain · viewpoint · Young · ~26 km · Must-see
• Fort Griffin State Historic Site · fort · Shackelford · ~28 km · Must-see
• Fort Belknap State Park · fort · Young · ~41 km · Must-see
• Lake Graham Dam · lake · Young · ~51 km · Must-see
• Lake Eddleman Dam · lake · Young · ~52 km · Must-see
• Sam Bass Hollow · viewpoint · Stephens · ~53 km · Must-see
• Possum Kingdom Lake · lake · Palo Pinto · ~56 km · Must-see
• Lake Cisco · lake · Eastland · ~69 km · Must-see
• Palo Pinto Mountains State Park · park · Stephens · ~73 km · Must-see
• Lake Eastland Dam · lake · Eastland · ~74 km · Must-see
• Lake Stamford · lake · Haskell · ~75 km · Must-see
• Crystal Falls Dam · waterfall · Stephens · ~11 km
• Crystal Falls Reservoir · waterfall · Stephens · ~11 km
• Hugh Dickie Lake Dam · lake · Throckmorton · ~13 km
• Lake Woodson Dam · lake · Throckmorton · ~15 km
• Hubbard Creek Dam · lake · Stephens · ~15 km
• Coal Mountain · viewpoint · Stephens · ~15 km
• Donkey Mountain · viewpoint · Stephens · ~24 km

See everything within a day’s drive of Powers Dam

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Powers Dam

• Lake Graham Dam · lake · Young · ~51 km · Must-see
• Lake Eddleman Dam · lake · Young · ~52 km · Must-see
• Possum Kingdom Lake · lake · Palo Pinto · ~56 km · Must-see
• Lake Cisco · lake · Eastland · ~69 km · Must-see
• Lake Eastland Dam · lake · Eastland · ~74 km · Must-see
• Lake Stamford · lake · Haskell · ~75 km · Must-see
• Lake Bryson Dam · lake · Jack · ~76 km · Must-see
• Lake Leon · lake · Eastland · ~86 km · Must-see
• Lake Palo Pinto Dam · lake · Palo Pinto · ~93 km · Must-see
• Lake Kickapoo Dam · lake · Archer · ~103 km · Must-see

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