Staples Gin Dam

Staples Gin 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 Staples Gin 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 Staples Gin Dam — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 29.78242, -97.83116. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Staples Gin Dam

• Lockhart State Park · park · Caldwell · ~19 km · Must-see
• Meadows Center for Water and the Environment · sanctuary · Hays · ~19 km · Must-see
• Spring Lake · lake · Hays · ~20 km · Must-see
• Lake Dunlap · lake · Guadalupe · ~32 km · Must-see
• Walnut Springs Park · park · Guadalupe · ~34 km · Must-see
• McQueeney Dam · lake · Guadalupe · ~36 km · Must-see
• Heart of Texas Wildlife Trail · sanctuary · Hays · ~36 km · Must-see
• Meadow Lake · lake · Guadalupe · ~38 km · Must-see
• Lake Placid · lake · Guadalupe · ~39 km · Must-see
• Palmetto State Park · sanctuary · Gonzales · ~39 km · Must-see
• Canyon Lake Spillway Gorge · lake · Comal · ~45 km · Must-see
• Lake Gonzales Dam · lake · Gonzales · ~47 km · Must-see
• Jacob's Well · cave · Hays · ~50 km · Must-see
• Radha Madhav Dham · temple · Hays · ~54 km · Must-see
• Pilot Knob · viewpoint · Travis · ~54 km · Must-see
• Canyon Lake · lake · Comal · ~55 km · Must-see
• Ladybird Johnson Wildflower Center · sanctuary · Travis · ~56 km · Must-see
• Wood Lake Dam · lake · Gonzales · ~60 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Staples Gin Dam

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Staples Gin Dam

• Spring Lake · lake · Hays · ~20 km · Must-see
• Lake Dunlap · lake · Guadalupe · ~32 km · Must-see
• McQueeney Dam · lake · Guadalupe · ~36 km · Must-see
• Meadow Lake · lake · Guadalupe · ~38 km · Must-see
• Lake Placid · lake · Guadalupe · ~39 km · Must-see
• Canyon Lake Spillway Gorge · lake · Comal · ~45 km · Must-see
• Lake Gonzales Dam · lake · Gonzales · ~47 km · Must-see
• Canyon Lake · lake · Comal · ~55 km · Must-see
• Wood Lake Dam · lake · Gonzales · ~60 km · Must-see
• Longhorn Dam · lake · Travis · ~67 km · Must-see

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