Baldwin Dam

Baldwin 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 Baldwin 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 Baldwin Dam — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 30.67902, -95.53791. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Baldwin Dam

• Huntsville State Park · park · Walker · ~8 km · Must-see
• Texas Prison Museum · museum · Walker · ~10 km · Must-see
• Sam Houston National Forest · sanctuary · Walker · ~23 km · Must-see
• Lone Star Hiking Trail · trek · Walker · ~24 km · Must-see
• Lake Conroe · lake · Montgomery · ~31 km · Must-see
• Lake Livingston · lake · San Jacinto · ~41 km · Must-see
• Gibbons Creek Reservoir · lake · Grimes · ~63 km · Must-see
• Hindu Temple of the Woodlands · temple · Montgomery · ~69 km · Must-see
• Texas Renaissance Festival · park · Grimes · ~69 km · Must-see
• Elkins Lake · lake · Walker · ~2 km
• Spring Lake · lake · Walker · ~3 km
• Camelia Lake Dam · lake · Walker · ~4 km
• Bearkat Field · park · Walker · ~4 km
• Peckerwood Hill · viewpoint · Walker · ~5 km
• Captain Joe Byrd Cemetery · fort · Walker · ~5 km
• The Raven · lake · Walker · ~5 km
• Boettcher House · fort · Walker · ~5 km
• Lake Oolooteka · lake · Walker · ~5 km

See everything within a day’s drive of Baldwin Dam

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Baldwin Dam

• Lake Conroe · lake · Montgomery · ~31 km · Must-see
• Lake Livingston · lake · San Jacinto · ~41 km · Must-see
• Gibbons Creek Reservoir · lake · Grimes · ~63 km · Must-see
• Lake Houston Wilderness Park · lake · Harris · ~93 km · Must-see
• Lake Houston · lake · Harris · ~104 km · Must-see
• Ratcliff Dam · lake · Houston · ~109 km · Must-see
• Lake Bryan · lake · Brazos · ~111 km · Must-see
• Addicks Reservoir · lake · Harris · ~120 km · Must-see
• Sheldon Lake · lake · Harris · ~120 km · Must-see
• Sheldon Lake State Park and Environmental Learning Center · lake · Harris · ~120 km · Must-see

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