Brown Ranch Dam

Brown Ranch 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 Brown Ranch 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 Brown Ranch Dam — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 30.10478, -97.99361. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Brown Ranch Dam

• Radha Madhav Dham · temple · Hays · ~8 km · Must-see
• Heart of Texas Wildlife Trail · sanctuary · Hays · ~15 km · Must-see
• Home of Dr. Joseph M. Pound · museum · Hays · ~17 km · Must-see
• Ladybird Johnson Wildflower Center · sanctuary · Travis · ~18 km · Must-see
• Jacob's Well · cave · Hays · ~19 km · Must-see
• Austin Zoo · sanctuary · Travis · ~23 km · Must-see
• Spring Lake · lake · Hays · ~30 km · Must-see
• Meadows Center for Water and the Environment · sanctuary · Hays · ~30 km · Must-see
• Airmen's Cave · cave · Travis · ~31 km · Must-see
• Barton Creek Greenbelt Waterfall · waterfall · Travis · ~31 km · Must-see
• Barton Springs Pool · fort · Travis · ~35 km · Must-see
• Zilker Botanical Garden · sanctuary · Travis · ~35 km · Must-see
• Umlauf Sculpture Garden & Museum · museum · Travis · ~35 km · Must-see
• Pilot Knob · viewpoint · Travis · ~35 km · Must-see
• Hartman Prehistoric Garden · sanctuary · Travis · ~35 km · Must-see
• Zilker Park · park · Travis · ~35 km · Must-see
• Wild Basin II Waterfall · waterfall · Travis · ~36 km · Must-see
• Tom Miller Dam · lake · Travis · ~36 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Brown Ranch Dam

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Brown Ranch Dam

• Spring Lake · lake · Hays · ~30 km · Must-see
• Tom Miller Dam · lake · Travis · ~36 km · Must-see
• Auditorium Shores at Town Lake Metropolitan Park · lake · Travis · ~36 km · Must-see
• Lady Bird Lake · lake · Travis · ~37 km · Must-see
• Lake Austin · lake · Travis · ~37 km · Must-see
• Longhorn Dam · lake · Travis · ~39 km · Must-see
• Mansfield Dam · lake · Travis · ~41 km · Must-see
• Canyon Lake Spillway Gorge · lake · Comal · ~42 km · Must-see
• Canyon Lake · lake · Comal · ~45 km · Must-see
• Lake Travis · lake · Travis · ~51 km · Must-see

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