Kelso Dam

Kelso 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 Kelso 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 Kelso Dam — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 29.72854, -98.83143. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Kelso Dam

• Boerne City Lake Park · lake · Kendall · ~15 km · Must-see
• Primarily Primates · park · Bexar · ~19 km · Must-see
• Medina Lake · lake · Bandera · ~24 km · Must-see
• Friedrich Wilderness Park · sanctuary · Bexar · ~27 km · Must-see
• Medina Valley · viewpoint · Medina · ~29 km · Must-see
• Medina Dam · lake · Medina · ~29 km · Must-see
• Road Runner Express · temple · Bexar · ~32 km · Must-see
• Six Flags Fiesta Texas · park · Bexar · ~32 km · Must-see
• Batgirl Coaster Chase · temple · Bexar · ~32 km · Must-see
• Eisenhower Park · sanctuary · Bexar · ~33 km · Must-see
• Treue Der Union Monument · fort · Kendall · ~35 km · Must-see
• O.P. Schnabel Park · sanctuary · Bexar · ~36 km · Must-see
• Bandera Pass · viewpoint · Bandera · ~38 km · Must-see
• SeaWorld San Antonio · park · Bexar · ~41 km · Must-see
• Journey to Atlantis · attraction · Bexar · ~41 km · Must-see
• Steel Eel · attraction · Bexar · ~41 km · Must-see
• Wave Breaker: The Rescue Coaster · attraction · Bexar · ~41 km · Must-see
• Texas Stingray · attraction · Bexar · ~42 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Kelso Dam

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Kelso Dam

• Boerne City Lake Park · lake · Kendall · ~15 km · Must-see
• Medina Lake · lake · Bandera · ~24 km · Must-see
• Medina Dam · lake · Medina · ~29 km · Must-see
• Canyon Lake · lake · Comal · ~71 km · Must-see
• Mitchell Lake · lake · Bexar · ~74 km · Must-see
• Canyon Lake Spillway Gorge · lake · Comal · ~79 km · Must-see
• Blue Wing Lake · lake · Bexar · ~81 km · Must-see
• Calaveras Lake · lake · Bexar · ~85 km · Must-see
• Braunig Lake · lake · Bexar · ~86 km · Must-see
• Lake Dunlap · lake · Guadalupe · ~93 km · Must-see

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