Abbott Dam

Abbott 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 Abbott 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 Abbott Dam — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 26.22136, -97.59791. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Abbott Dam

• World Birding Center - Resaca De La Palma State Park · park · Cameron · ~32 km · Must-see
• Laguna Atascosa National Wildlife Refuge · sanctuary · Cameron · ~38 km · Must-see
• Church of Advent · fort · Cameron · ~45 km · Must-see
• Gladys Porter Zoo · sanctuary · Cameron · ~45 km · Must-see
• St. Thomas Church · church · Cameron · ~45 km · Must-see
• Immaculate Conception Cathedral · church · Cameron · ~46 km · Must-see
• African American Troops at Fort Brown · museum · Cameron · ~47 km · Must-see
• World Birding Center - Estero Llano Grande State Park · park · Hidalgo · ~48 km · Must-see
• Casa de arte y cultura Casamata · museum · Matamoros · ~49 km · Must-see
• Iglesia Católica Divino Pastor | Matamoros · church · Matamoros · ~52 km · Must-see
• Port Isabel Lighthouse · fort · Cameron · ~53 km · Must-see
• Museo del Agrarismo Mexicano · museum · Matamoros · ~55 km · Must-see
• Sabal Palm Sanctuary · sanctuary · Cameron · ~57 km · Must-see
• Beach Park At Isla Blanca · beach · Cameron · ~58 km · Must-see
• Rio Grande Valley · viewpoint · Hidalgo · ~65 km · Must-see
• Museum of South Texas History · museum · Hidalgo · ~71 km · Must-see
• Arroyo Colorado Lift Bridge · fort · Cameron · ~3 km
• Harlingen Arts and Heritage Museum · museum · Cameron · ~9 km

See everything within a day’s drive of Abbott Dam

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Abbott Dam

• Reservoir Number Seven · lake · Cameron · ~13 km
• Cross Lake · lake · Cameron · ~16 km
• Mercer Reservoir 2 Dam · lake · Cameron · ~21 km
• Cameron County WID 16 Dam A · lake · Cameron · ~24 km
• Cain Dam 1 · lake · Cameron · ~30 km
• Dana-Tule Levee 2 · lake · Cameron · ~30 km
• La Feria Reservoir · lake · Cameron · ~32 km
• Rancho Viejo Dam D · lake · Cameron · ~32 km
• Main Reservoir Levee · lake · Cameron · ~35 km
• Cameron County FWSD Dam 1 · lake · Cameron · ~38 km

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