Hempel Dam

Hempel Dam: crowds and conditions

Typical pattern: moderate; weekends busier. 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 Hempel Dam

Season: August to December when reservoirs are full and gates may open.

Busiest days: Weekends and long holidays.

Crowd: Moderate; weekends busier.

Typical week: Mon light · Tue light · Wed light · Thu light · Fri light · Sat busy · Sun busy.

How to reach Hempel Dam — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 31.19749, -97.90820. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Hempel Dam

• Twin Mountain · viewpoint · Coryell · ~28 km · Must-see
• Bachelor Peak · viewpoint · Burnet · ~36 km · Must-see
• Fort Gates · fort · Coryell · ~38 km · Must-see
• Stillhouse Hollow Lake · lake · Bell · ~44 km · Must-see
• Belton Lake · lake · Bell · ~47 km · Must-see
• Mother Neff State Park · park · Coryell · ~54 km · Must-see
• Mount Zion United Methodist Church · church · Bell · ~56 km · Must-see
• Bell County Expo Center · park · Bell · ~56 km · Must-see
• Old Saint Lukes Episcopal Church · church · Bell · ~57 km · Must-see
• Salado United Methodist Church · church · Bell · ~58 km · Must-see
• Fort Croghan Historical Site · fort · Burnet · ~73 km · Must-see
• Lake Georgetown · lake · Williamson · ~75 km · Must-see
• Antelope Mound · viewpoint · Coryell · ~3 km
• Corral · fort · Coryell · ~5 km
• Anderson Mountain · viewpoint · Coryell · ~8 km
• Copperas Cove Dam Number 2 · lake · Coryell · ~9 km
• First Baptist Church Building, 1908 · fort · Coryell · ~10 km
• Allin House · fort · Coryell · ~10 km

See everything within a day’s drive of Hempel Dam

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Hempel Dam

• Stillhouse Hollow Lake · lake · Bell · ~44 km · Must-see
• Belton Lake · lake · Bell · ~47 km · Must-see
• Lake Georgetown · lake · Williamson · ~75 km · Must-see
• Lake Buchanan · lake · Burnet · ~77 km · Must-see
• Inks Lake State Park · lake · Burnet · ~84 km · Must-see
• Inks Lake · lake · Llano · ~85 km · Must-see
• Roy Inks Dam · lake · Llano · ~86 km · Must-see
• Buchanan Dam · lake · Llano · ~87 km · Must-see
• Lake Merritt Dam · lake · Mills · ~92 km · Must-see
• Lake Waco · lake · McLennan · ~93 km · Must-see

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