Ernst Dam

Ernst 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 Ernst 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 Ernst Dam — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 35.79838, -98.94537. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Ernst Dam

• McLain Rogers Park · park · Custer · ~41 km · Must-see
• Foss Reservoir · lake · Custer · ~44 km · Must-see
• Lucille's Historic Gas Station · attraction · Caddo · ~54 km · Must-see
• Canton Lake · lake · Blaine · ~57 km · Must-see
• Crowder Lake State Recreation Area · lake · Washita · ~62 km · Must-see
• Watonga Lake Dam · lake · Blaine · ~62 km · Must-see
• Barnitz Creek Site 28 Dam · lake · Custer · ~9 km
• Barnitz Creek Site 14 Dam · lake · Dewey · ~10 km
• Koehn Dam · lake · Dewey · ~13 km
• Clark Dean Jr Dam · lake · Dewey · ~14 km
• Barnitz Creek Site 30 Dam · lake · Custer · ~14 km
• Barnitz Creek Site 11 Dam · lake · Dewey · ~15 km
• Allen Janzen Dam · lake · Custer · ~15 km
• Boggess Erosion Control Number 1 Dam · lake · Dewey · ~15 km
• Elvin J Davis Dam · lake · Dewey · ~16 km
• Barnitz Creek Site 17 Dam · lake · Custer · ~17 km
• Barnitz Creek Site 10 Dam · lake · Dewey · ~21 km
• Cravens Dam · lake · Dewey · ~22 km

See everything within a day’s drive of Ernst Dam

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Ernst Dam

• Foss Reservoir · lake · Custer · ~44 km · Must-see
• Canton Lake · lake · Blaine · ~57 km · Must-see
• Crowder Lake State Recreation Area · lake · Washita · ~62 km · Must-see
• Watonga Lake Dam · lake · Blaine · ~62 km · Must-see
• Dead Warrior Lake · lake · Roger Mills · ~88 km · Must-see
• Lake Hobart Dam · lake · Washita · ~89 km · Must-see
• Fort Cobb Reservoir · lake · Caddo · ~98 km · Must-see
• Spring Creek Lake · lake · Roger Mills · ~101 km · Must-see
• Salyer Lake Dam · lake · Caddo · ~106 km · Must-see
• Skipout Lake · lake · Roger Mills · ~108 km · Must-see

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