Mitchell Dam

Mitchell 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 Mitchell 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 Mitchell Dam — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 32.02514, -100.01870. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Mitchell Dam

• Castle Peak · viewpoint · Taylor · ~48 km · Must-see
• Kirby Lake · lake · Taylor · ~59 km · Must-see
• E V Spence Reservoir · lake · Coke · ~64 km · Must-see
• Lytle Lake Dam · lake · Taylor · ~67 km · Must-see
• Grace Cultural Center and Museum · museum · Taylor · ~68 km · Must-see
• The Abilene Zoo · sanctuary · Taylor · ~69 km · Must-see
• Lake Scarborough Dam · lake · Coleman · ~71 km · Must-see
• Drasco Community · fort · Runnels · ~8 km
• Church of Christ · church · Runnels · ~11 km
• Z I Hale Museum · museum · Runnels · ~12 km
• Chick Inn Diner · fort · Runnels · ~13 km
• Atlas F #8 578-8 · fort · Runnels · ~18 km
• Lake Winters Dam · lake · Runnels · ~20 km
• Valley Creek Watershed SCS Site 1 Dam · lake · Nolan · ~21 km
• Soil Conservation Service Site 1 Reservoir · lake · Nolan · ~21 km
• Church Peak · church · Nolan · ~22 km
• Cedar Mountain · viewpoint · Nolan · ~24 km
• Atlas F #7 578-7 · fort · Taylor · ~24 km

See everything within a day’s drive of Mitchell Dam

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Mitchell Dam

• Kirby Lake · lake · Taylor · ~59 km · Must-see
• E V Spence Reservoir · lake · Coke · ~64 km · Must-see
• Lytle Lake Dam · lake · Taylor · ~67 km · Must-see
• Lake Scarborough Dam · lake · Coleman · ~71 km · Must-see
• O.H. Ivie Lake · lake · Concho · ~78 km · Must-see
• O C Fisher Lake · lake · Tom Green · ~94 km · Must-see
• Nasworthy Dam · lake · Tom Green · ~105 km · Must-see
• Champion Creek Dam · lake · Mitchell · ~105 km · Must-see
• Twin Buttes Dam · lake · Tom Green · ~110 km · Must-see
• Lake Brownwood · lake · Brown · ~114 km · Must-see

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