Espantosa Dam

Espantosa 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 Espantosa 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 Espantosa Dam — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 28.58361, -99.80966. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Espantosa Dam

• Averhoff Reservoir · lake · Zavala · ~30 km · Must-see
• Tethered Aerostat Radar System · attraction · Maverick · ~64 km · Must-see
• Espantosa Lake · fort · Dimmit · ~0 km
• Dimmit County Courthouse · fort · Dimmit · ~11 km
• Dimmit County · fort · Dimmit · ~11 km
• Church of Christ · church · Dimmit · ~11 km
• Apostolic Assembly Church · church · Dimmit · ~11 km
• Burleson Cemetery · fort · Dimmit · ~12 km
• Reynolds and Wilson Lake Number 2 · lake · Dimmit · ~13 km
• Crystal City Family Internment Camp, World War II · fort · Zavala · ~15 km
• Bel-Asher · fort · Dimmit · ~20 km
• Ward Lake Dam · lake · Dimmit · ~28 km
• T C Stricklin Lake · lake · Zavala · ~38 km
• Comanche Tank · lake · Maverick · ~41 km
• High Lonesome Dam · lake · Dimmit · ~43 km
• Knowles Reservoir Dam · lake · Zavala · ~49 km
• Ritchie Reservoir · lake · La Salle · ~55 km
• Green Lake · lake · Zavala · ~59 km

See everything within a day’s drive of Espantosa Dam

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Espantosa Dam

• Averhoff Reservoir · lake · Zavala · ~30 km · Must-see
• Reynolds and Wilson Lake Number 2 · lake · Dimmit · ~13 km
• Ward Lake Dam · lake · Dimmit · ~28 km
• T C Stricklin Lake · lake · Zavala · ~38 km
• Comanche Tank · lake · Maverick · ~41 km
• High Lonesome Dam · lake · Dimmit · ~43 km
• Knowles Reservoir Dam · lake · Zavala · ~49 km
• Ritchie Reservoir · lake · La Salle · ~55 km
• Green Lake · lake · Zavala · ~59 km
• Harris Lake · lake · La Salle · ~64 km

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