Carter Ranch Dam

Carter Ranch 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 Carter Ranch 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 Carter Ranch Dam — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 32.29522, -95.22572. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Carter Ranch Dam

• Tyler Museum of Art · museum · Smith · ~8 km · Must-see
• Lake Tyler Marina Resort · attraction · Smith · ~12 km · Must-see
• Camp Ford · park · Smith · ~15 km · Must-see
• Caldwell Zoo · park · Smith · ~16 km · Must-see
• Bellwood Lake Dam · lake · Smith · ~18 km · Must-see
• Historic Aviation Memorial Museum · museum · Smith · ~22 km · Must-see
• Tyler State Park · park · Smith · ~27 km · Must-see
• Lake Palestine · lake · Henderson · ~34 km · Must-see
• Little Sandy National Wildlife Refuge · sanctuary · Smith · ~39 km · Must-see
• KKTX-AM (Kilgore) · attraction · Gregg · ~47 km · Must-see
• Mineola Downtown Historic District · sanctuary · Wood · ~60 km · Must-see
• Plunk Lake · lake · Smith · ~65 km · Must-see
• Athens Fish and Game Club Dam · lake · Henderson · ~66 km · Must-see
• Lake Holbrook Recreational Area · lake · Wood · ~66 km · Must-see
• Lake Gilmer Dam · lake · Upshur · ~71 km · Must-see
• Bascom Cemetery · fort · Smith · ~2 km
• Bascom United Methodist Church · fort · Smith · ~2 km
• Pleasure Acres Lake Dam · lake · Smith · ~5 km

See everything within a day’s drive of Carter Ranch Dam

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Carter Ranch Dam

• Bellwood Lake Dam · lake · Smith · ~18 km · Must-see
• Lake Palestine · lake · Henderson · ~34 km · Must-see
• Plunk Lake · lake · Smith · ~65 km · Must-see
• Athens Fish and Game Club Dam · lake · Henderson · ~66 km · Must-see
• Lake Holbrook Recreational Area · lake · Wood · ~66 km · Must-see
• Lake Gilmer Dam · lake · Upshur · ~71 km · Must-see
• Martin Creek Lake Dam · lake · Rusk · ~79 km · Must-see
• Lake Winnsboro · lake · Wood · ~86 km · Must-see
• Lake Fork Reservoir · lake · Wood · ~94 km · Must-see
• Lake O' the Pines · lake · Marion · ~103 km · Must-see

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