Foster Dam

Foster 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 Foster 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 Foster Dam — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 33.36679, -93.05517. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Foster Dam

• Arkansas Museum of Natural Resources · museum · Union · ~40 km · Must-see
• Camden Confederate Monument · fort · Ouachita · ~40 km · Must-see
• White Oak Lake State Park · lake · Nevada · ~45 km · Must-see
• South Arkansas Arboretum · park · Union · ~48 km · Must-see
• El Dorado Confederate Monument · fort · Union · ~50 km · Must-see
• Boones Mound · viewpoint · Calhoun · ~56 km · Must-see
• Ruby Street · fort · Ouachita · ~6 km
• Corinth Church · church · Columbia · ~14 km
• Smeed Cemetery · fort · Union · ~15 km
• Lake Landers Dam · lake · Ouachita · ~19 km
• Buena Vista United Methodist Church · church · Ouachita · ~21 km
• Fincher Lake · lake · Columbia · ~21 km
• Asbury United Methodist Church · church · Columbia · ~22 km
• Shady Grove Baptist Church · church · Union · ~23 km
• Marysville United Methodist Church · church · Union · ~23 km
• Antioch Church · church · Ouachita · ~23 km
• Davidson Church · church · Nevada · ~25 km
• First Baptist Church · church · Columbia · ~25 km

See everything within a day’s drive of Foster Dam

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Foster Dam

• White Oak Lake State Park · lake · Nevada · ~45 km · Must-see
• Lake Claiborne Dam · lake · Claiborne Parish · ~89 km · Must-see
• Lake D'Arbonne · lake · Union Parish · ~111 km · Must-see
• Millwood Lake · lake · Little River · ~119 km · Must-see
• Lake Georgia-Pacific Dam · lake · Ashley · ~119 km · Must-see
• DeGray Lake · lake · Clark · ~126 km · Must-see
• Wright Patman Lake · lake · Miller · ~129 km · Must-see
• Caddo Lake · lake · Caddo Parish · ~141 km · Must-see
• Kepler Creek Dam · lake · Bienville Parish · ~146 km · Must-see
• West Fork Lake Greeson · lake · Pike · ~148 km · Must-see

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