Big Dam

Big 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 Big 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 Big Dam — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 30.04352, -98.14819. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Big Dam

• Jacob's Well · cave · Hays · ~3 km · Must-see
• Heart of Texas Wildlife Trail · sanctuary · Hays · ~19 km · Must-see
• Home of Dr. Joseph M. Pound · museum · Hays · ~23 km · Must-see
• Canyon Lake Spillway Gorge · lake · Comal · ~26 km · Must-see
• Canyon Lake · lake · Comal · ~26 km · Must-see
• Radha Madhav Dham · temple · Hays · ~28 km · Must-see
• Spring Lake · lake · Hays · ~33 km · Must-see
• Meadows Center for Water and the Environment · sanctuary · Hays · ~34 km · Must-see
• Blanco State Park · sanctuary · Blanco · ~35 km · Must-see
• Ladybird Johnson Wildflower Center · sanctuary · Travis · ~38 km · Must-see
• Austin Zoo · sanctuary · Travis · ~39 km · Must-see
• Hamilton Pool · waterfall · Travis · ~42 km · Must-see
• Guadalupe River State Park · park · Comal · ~48 km · Must-see
• Barton Creek Greenbelt Waterfall · waterfall · Travis · ~51 km · Must-see
• Airmen's Cave · cave · Travis · ~51 km · Must-see
• Lake Dunlap · lake · Guadalupe · ~52 km · Must-see
• Natural Bridge Wildlife Ranch · sanctuary · Comal · ~53 km · Must-see
• Lyndon B. Johnson National Historical Park · park · Blanco · ~54 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Big Dam

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Big Dam

• Canyon Lake Spillway Gorge · lake · Comal · ~26 km · Must-see
• Canyon Lake · lake · Comal · ~26 km · Must-see
• Spring Lake · lake · Hays · ~33 km · Must-see
• Lake Dunlap · lake · Guadalupe · ~52 km · Must-see
• Lake Austin · lake · Travis · ~55 km · Must-see
• Tom Miller Dam · lake · Travis · ~56 km · Must-see
• Mansfield Dam · lake · Travis · ~56 km · Must-see
• Auditorium Shores at Town Lake Metropolitan Park · lake · Travis · ~57 km · Must-see
• Lady Bird Lake · lake · Travis · ~57 km · Must-see
• Lake Travis · lake · Travis · ~60 km · Must-see

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