Dam 42

Dam 42: 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 Dam 42

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 Dam 42 — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 31.16977, -97.80754. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Dam 42

• Stillhouse Hollow Lake · lake · Bell · ~33 km · Must-see
• Fort Gates · fort · Coryell · ~34 km · Must-see
• Belton Lake · lake · Bell · ~35 km · Must-see
• Twin Mountain · viewpoint · Coryell · ~38 km · Must-see
• Bachelor Peak · viewpoint · Burnet · ~42 km · Must-see
• Mount Zion United Methodist Church · church · Bell · ~43 km · Must-see
• Bell County Expo Center · park · Bell · ~44 km · Must-see
• Old Saint Lukes Episcopal Church · church · Bell · ~44 km · Must-see
• Mother Neff State Park · park · Coryell · ~45 km · Must-see
• Salado United Methodist Church · church · Bell · ~46 km · Must-see
• Lake Georgetown · lake · Williamson · ~69 km · Must-see
• Berry Springs Park and Preserve · sanctuary · Williamson · ~69 km · Must-see
• San Gabriel Park · park · Williamson · ~74 km · Must-see
• Blue Hole Park · park · Williamson · ~75 km · Must-see
• Blackwell Mountains · viewpoint · Coryell · ~3 km
• Deer Run 6 Bunker · beach · Coryell · ~3 km
• Deer Run 8 Green Bunker · beach · Coryell · ~3 km
• Deer Run 7 Green Bunker · beach · Coryell · ~3 km

See everything within a day’s drive of Dam 42

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Dam 42

• Stillhouse Hollow Lake · lake · Bell · ~33 km · Must-see
• Belton Lake · lake · Bell · ~35 km · Must-see
• Lake Georgetown · lake · Williamson · ~69 km · Must-see
• Lake Buchanan · lake · Burnet · ~85 km · Must-see
• Granger Lake · lake · Williamson · ~85 km · Must-see
• Lake Waco · lake · McLennan · ~86 km · Must-see
• Inks Lake State Park · lake · Burnet · ~90 km · Must-see
• Inks Lake · lake · Llano · ~91 km · Must-see
• Roy Inks Dam · lake · Llano · ~92 km · Must-see
• Buchanan Dam · lake · Llano · ~93 km · Must-see

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