Campsite Dam

Campsite 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 Campsite 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 Campsite Dam — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 31.81244, -95.15384. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Campsite Dam

• Caddo Mounds State Historic Site · park · Cherokee · ~30 km · Must-see
• Big Slough Wilderness · sanctuary · Cherokee · ~46 km · Must-see
• Lake Tyler Marina Resort · attraction · Smith · ~56 km · Must-see
• Ratcliff Dam · lake · Houston · ~59 km · Must-see
• Lake Palestine · lake · Henderson · ~64 km · Must-see
• The Stone Fort Museum · museum · Nacogdoches · ~65 km · Must-see
• SFA Mast Arboretum · park · Nacogdoches · ~66 km · Must-see
• Davy Crockett National Forest · sanctuary · Houston · ~71 km · Must-see
• Tyler Museum of Art · museum · Smith · ~74 km · Must-see
• Cherokee County C.S.A. · fort · Cherokee · ~2 km
• Cherokee County · fort · Cherokee · ~2 km
• Cherokee County Courthouse · fort · Cherokee · ~2 km
• Dr. I. K. Frazier Home · fort · Cherokee · ~3 km
• Confederate Training Camp · fort · Cherokee · ~3 km
• Rusk City Lake Dam · lake · Cherokee · ~3 km
• Cedar Hill Cemetery · fort · Cherokee · ~4 km
• Texas State Railroad - Rusk Depot · sanctuary · Cherokee · ~5 km
• C.S.A. Prisoner of War Compound · fort · Cherokee · ~7 km

See everything within a day’s drive of Campsite Dam

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Campsite Dam

• Ratcliff Dam · lake · Houston · ~59 km · Must-see
• Lake Palestine · lake · Henderson · ~64 km · Must-see
• Bellwood Lake Dam · lake · Smith · ~76 km · Must-see
• Athens Fish and Game Club Dam · lake · Henderson · ~94 km · Must-see
• Martin Creek Lake Dam · lake · Rusk · ~96 km · Must-see
• Plunk Lake · lake · Smith · ~127 km · Must-see
• Lake Holbrook Recreational Area · lake · Wood · ~130 km · Must-see
• Sam Rayburn Reservoir · lake · San Augustine · ~131 km · Must-see
• Cedar Creek Reservoir · lake · Henderson · ~131 km · Must-see
• Richland-Chambers Reservoir · lake · Navarro · ~133 km · Must-see

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