Mantzel Dam

Mantzel 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 Mantzel 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 Mantzel Dam — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 30.16763, -96.91982. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Mantzel Dam

• Bastrop State Park · park · Bastrop · ~39 km · Must-see
• Monument Hill · fort · Fayette · ~39 km · Must-see
• Cedar Creek Dam · lake · Fayette · ~42 km · Must-see
• Somerville Lake · lake · Burleson · ~44 km · Must-see
• Lake Bastrop South Shore Park · lake · Bastrop · ~44 km · Must-see
• Saint Mary's Catholic Church · church · Washington · ~63 km · Must-see
• McKinney Roughs Nature Park · sanctuary · Bastrop · ~65 km · Must-see
• Edward R. Sinks House · fort · Lee · ~2 km
• City of Giddings · fort · Lee · ~3 km
• Lee County · museum · Lee · ~3 km
• First Baptist Church of Giddings · fort · Lee · ~3 km
• Giddings Chamber of Commerce - Visitor Center & Museum · museum · Lee · ~3 km
• Bethel Union Baptist Church · fort · Lee · ~4 km
• Soil Conservation Service Site 1 Reservoir · lake · Lee · ~9 km
• Texas Wendish Heritage Museum · museum · Lee · ~11 km
• Saint Paul Lutheran Church · church · Lee · ~11 km
• Goerlitz Lake Dam · lake · Lee · ~11 km
• Soil Conservation Service Site 2 Reservoir · lake · Lee · ~13 km

See everything within a day’s drive of Mantzel Dam

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Mantzel Dam

• Cedar Creek Dam · lake · Fayette · ~42 km · Must-see
• Somerville Lake · lake · Burleson · ~44 km · Must-see
• Lake Bastrop South Shore Park · lake · Bastrop · ~44 km · Must-see
• Walter E Long Lake · lake · Travis · ~84 km · Must-see
• Granger Lake · lake · Williamson · ~90 km · Must-see
• Lake Bryan · lake · Brazos · ~93 km · Must-see
• Pflugerville High School Marching Band Tower · lake · Travis · ~94 km · Must-see
• Longhorn Dam · lake · Travis · ~96 km · Must-see
• Auditorium Shores at Town Lake Metropolitan Park · lake · Travis · ~101 km · Must-see
• Lady Bird Lake · lake · Travis · ~101 km · Must-see

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