Cartwright Dam

Cartwright 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 Cartwright 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 Cartwright Dam — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 32.04682, -95.86858. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Cartwright Dam

• Prairies and Pineywoods Wildlife Trail · sanctuary · Anderson · ~17 km · Must-see
• East Texas Arboretum · park · Henderson · ~23 km · Must-see
• Athens Fish and Game Club Dam · lake · Henderson · ~28 km · Must-see
• Cedar Creek Reservoir · lake · Henderson · ~45 km · Must-see
• Purtis Creek State Park · sanctuary · Van Zandt · ~46 km · Must-see
• Richland-Chambers Reservoir · lake · Navarro · ~46 km · Must-see
• Lake Palestine · lake · Henderson · ~50 km · Must-see
• Historic Aviation Memorial Museum · museum · Smith · ~70 km · Must-see
• Bellwood Lake Dam · lake · Smith · ~71 km · Must-see
• Wilson Lake Dam · lake · Henderson · ~1 km
• Koon Kreek Lake Dam · lake · Henderson · ~2 km
• Tarr Pond Dam · lake · Henderson · ~3 km
• Jonsson Lake Dam · lake · Henderson · ~4 km
• Fisherman Paradise Lake Dam · lake · Anderson · ~6 km
• Beck Chapel · church · Henderson · ~6 km
• McElvaney Lake Dam · lake · Henderson · ~6 km
• Wildlife Museum · museum · Henderson · ~7 km
• Nichols Lake Dam · lake · Henderson · ~7 km

See everything within a day’s drive of Cartwright Dam

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Cartwright Dam

• Athens Fish and Game Club Dam · lake · Henderson · ~28 km · Must-see
• Cedar Creek Reservoir · lake · Henderson · ~45 km · Must-see
• Richland-Chambers Reservoir · lake · Navarro · ~46 km · Must-see
• Lake Palestine · lake · Henderson · ~50 km · Must-see
• Bellwood Lake Dam · lake · Smith · ~71 km · Must-see
• Kaufman Lake · lake · Kaufman · ~88 km · Must-see
• Plunk Lake · lake · Smith · ~89 km · Must-see
• Lake Holbrook Recreational Area · lake · Wood · ~96 km · Must-see
• Navarro Mills Dam · lake · Navarro · ~98 km · Must-see
• Bardwell Lake · lake · Ellis · ~101 km · Must-see

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