Faulkner Dam

Faulkner Dam: crowds and conditions

Typical pattern: moderate; weekends busier. 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 Faulkner Dam

Season: August to December when reservoirs are full and gates may open.

Busiest days: Weekends and long holidays.

Crowd: Moderate; weekends busier.

Typical week: Mon light · Tue light · Wed light · Thu light · Fri light · Sat busy · Sun busy.

How to reach Faulkner Dam — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 32.38847, -97.99198. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Faulkner Dam

• Lake Granbury Master Gardener Demonstration Garden · lake · Hood · ~23 km · Must-see
• Dinosaur Valley State Park · park · Somervell · ~29 km · Must-see
• Comanche Creek Dam · lake · Somervell · ~30 km · Must-see
• Creation Evidence Museum · museum · Somervell · ~31 km · Must-see
• Acton State Historic Site · park · Hood · ~37 km · Must-see
• Lake Palo Pinto Dam · lake · Palo Pinto · ~48 km · Must-see
• Chandor Gardens · sanctuary · Parker · ~55 km · Must-see
• The Chisholm Trail Outdoor Museum · museum · Johnson · ~64 km · Must-see
• Lake Weatherford Dam · lake · Parker · ~65 km · Must-see
• Lake Pat Cleburne · lake · Johnson · ~67 km · Must-see
• Benbrook Lake · lake · Tarrant · ~70 km · Must-see
• Buffalo Creek · lake · Johnson · ~71 km · Must-see
• Layland Museum · museum · Johnson · ~71 km · Must-see
• Johnson County Courthouse · fort · Johnson · ~71 km · Must-see
• Palo Pinto Mountains State Park · park · Stephens · ~72 km · Must-see
• North Crites Dam · lake · Hood · ~1 km
• Texas A and M Lake Dam · lake · Hood · ~3 km
• Bullman Pond Dam · lake · Hood · ~3 km

See everything within a day’s drive of Faulkner Dam

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Faulkner Dam

• Lake Granbury Master Gardener Demonstration Garden · lake · Hood · ~23 km · Must-see
• Comanche Creek Dam · lake · Somervell · ~30 km · Must-see
• Lake Palo Pinto Dam · lake · Palo Pinto · ~48 km · Must-see
• Lake Weatherford Dam · lake · Parker · ~65 km · Must-see
• Lake Pat Cleburne · lake · Johnson · ~67 km · Must-see
• Benbrook Lake · lake · Tarrant · ~70 km · Must-see
• Buffalo Creek · lake · Johnson · ~71 km · Must-see
• Proctor Lake · lake · Comanche · ~80 km · Must-see
• Lake Leon · lake · Eastland · ~85 km · Must-see
• Lake Worth · lake · Tarrant · ~86 km · Must-see

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