Dam 5

Dam 5: 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 5

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 5 — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 31.28503, -97.80913. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Dam 5

• Fort Gates · fort · Coryell · ~21 km · Must-see
• Twin Mountain · viewpoint · Coryell · ~28 km · Must-see
• Belton Lake · lake · Bell · ~37 km · Must-see
• Mother Neff State Park · park · Coryell · ~40 km · Must-see
• Stillhouse Hollow Lake · lake · Bell · ~45 km · Must-see
• Mount Zion United Methodist Church · church · Bell · ~51 km · Must-see
• Old Saint Lukes Episcopal Church · church · Bell · ~52 km · Must-see
• Bell County Expo Center · park · Bell · ~53 km · Must-see
• Bachelor Peak · viewpoint · Burnet · ~53 km · Must-see
• Salado United Methodist Church · church · Bell · ~58 km · Must-see
• The Rock Church · church · Bosque · ~71 km · Must-see
• Manning Mountains · viewpoint · Coryell · ~1 km
• Bushy Knob · viewpoint · Coryell · ~3 km
• Shell Mountains · viewpoint · Coryell · ~5 km
• Waddle Hollow · viewpoint · Coryell · ~8 km
• Corral · fort · Coryell · ~14 km
• Antelope Mound · viewpoint · Coryell · ~14 km
• Dalton Mountain · viewpoint · Coryell · ~15 km

See everything within a day’s drive of Dam 5

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Dam 5

• Belton Lake · lake · Bell · ~37 km · Must-see
• Stillhouse Hollow Lake · lake · Bell · ~45 km · Must-see
• Lake Waco · lake · McLennan · ~77 km · Must-see
• Lake Georgetown · lake · Williamson · ~85 km · Must-see
• Lake Buchanan · lake · Burnet · ~94 km · Must-see
• Whitney Dam · lake · Hill · ~96 km · Must-see
• Lake Merritt Dam · lake · Mills · ~97 km · Must-see
• Granger Lake · lake · Williamson · ~98 km · Must-see
• Inks Lake State Park · lake · Burnet · ~101 km · Must-see
• Inks Lake · lake · Llano · ~102 km · Must-see

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