Stinson Dam

Stinson 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 Stinson 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 Stinson Dam — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 31.56402, -94.67236. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Stinson Dam

• The Stone Fort Museum · museum · Nacogdoches · ~8 km · Must-see
• SFA Mast Arboretum · park · Nacogdoches · ~9 km · Must-see
• Ellen Trout Zoo · sanctuary · Angelina · ~27 km · Must-see
• Angelina National Forest · sanctuary · Angelina · ~50 km · Must-see
• Big Slough Wilderness · sanctuary · Cherokee · ~52 km · Must-see
• Caddo Mounds State Historic Site · park · Cherokee · ~57 km · Must-see
• Ratcliff Dam · lake · Houston · ~62 km · Must-see
• Davy Crockett National Forest · sanctuary · Houston · ~63 km · Must-see
• Sam Rayburn Reservoir · lake · San Augustine · ~65 km · Must-see
• Captain Domingo Ramon · fort · Nacogdoches · ~6 km
• Angelina · fort · Nacogdoches · ~6 km
• Chas. Hoya Land Office · fort · Nacogdoches · ~6 km
• Battle of Nacogdoches · fort · Nacogdoches · ~6 km
• Nacogdoches Railroad Depot · museum · Nacogdoches · ~6 km
• Diedrich Anton Wilhelm Rulfs · fort · Nacogdoches · ~6 km
• Charles Standfield Taylor · fort · Nacogdoches · ~6 km
• Captain Hayden Arnold · fort · Nacogdoches · ~6 km
• Elias E. Hamilton · fort · Nacogdoches · ~6 km

See everything within a day’s drive of Stinson Dam

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Stinson Dam

• Ratcliff Dam · lake · Houston · ~62 km · Must-see
• Sam Rayburn Reservoir · lake · San Augustine · ~65 km · Must-see
• Amanda Lake Dam · lake · Tyler · ~99 km · Must-see
• Martin Creek Lake Dam · lake · Rusk · ~100 km · Must-see
• Toledo Bend Reservoir · lake · Sabine Parish · ~101 km · Must-see
• B A Steinhagen Lake · lake · Jasper · ~113 km · Must-see
• Lake Livingston · lake · San Jacinto · ~123 km · Must-see
• Lake Palestine · lake · Henderson · ~129 km · Must-see
• Bellwood Lake Dam · lake · Smith · ~135 km · Must-see
• Fern Club Lake Dam · lake · Nacogdoches · ~7 km

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