Buckner Dam

Buckner 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 Buckner 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 Buckner Dam — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 31.90628, -95.31051. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Buckner Dam

• Lake Palestine · lake · Henderson · ~44 km · Must-see
• Lake Tyler Marina Resort · attraction · Smith · ~45 km · Must-see
• Caddo Mounds State Historic Site · park · Cherokee · ~47 km · Must-see
• Bellwood Lake Dam · lake · Smith · ~59 km · Must-see
• Tyler Museum of Art · museum · Smith · ~60 km · Must-see
• Big Slough Wilderness · sanctuary · Cherokee · ~63 km · Must-see
• Historic Aviation Memorial Museum · museum · Smith · ~64 km · Must-see
• Caldwell Zoo · park · Smith · ~65 km · Must-see
• Camp Ford · park · Smith · ~68 km · Must-see
• Athens Fish and Game Club Dam · lake · Henderson · ~72 km · Must-see
• Ratcliff Dam · lake · Houston · ~75 km · Must-see
• Casey Mountain · viewpoint · Cherokee · ~3 km
• Lake Jacksonville Park · lake · Cherokee · ~3 km
• Earle's Chapel Cemetery · fort · Cherokee · ~6 km
• Earle's Chapel Methodist Church · fort · Cherokee · ~6 km
• Craft Baptist Church · fort · Cherokee · ~9 km
• Tater Hill · viewpoint · Cherokee · ~9 km
• Corinth Road Church of Christ · church · Cherokee · ~9 km

See everything within a day’s drive of Buckner Dam

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Buckner Dam

• Lake Palestine · lake · Henderson · ~44 km · Must-see
• Bellwood Lake Dam · lake · Smith · ~59 km · Must-see
• Athens Fish and Game Club Dam · lake · Henderson · ~72 km · Must-see
• Ratcliff Dam · lake · Houston · ~75 km · Must-see
• Martin Creek Lake Dam · lake · Rusk · ~103 km · Must-see
• Plunk Lake · lake · Smith · ~108 km · Must-see
• Cedar Creek Reservoir · lake · Henderson · ~109 km · Must-see
• Lake Holbrook Recreational Area · lake · Wood · ~112 km · Must-see
• Richland-Chambers Reservoir · lake · Navarro · ~113 km · Must-see
• Lake Gilmer Dam · lake · Upshur · ~125 km · Must-see

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