Tatum Dam

Tatum 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 Tatum 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 Tatum Dam — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 33.17531, -96.35222. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Tatum Dam

• Lavon Lake · lake · Collin · ~17 km · Must-see
• Clymer Meadow Preserve · sanctuary · Hunt · ~23 km · Must-see
• Heard Natural Science Museum · museum · Collin · ~31 km · Must-see
• Audie Murphy Monument · museum · Hunt · ~31 km · Must-see
• Southfork Ranch · attraction · Collin · ~35 km · Must-see
• Radha Krishna Temple of Dallas · temple · Collin · ~39 km · Must-see
• Oak Point Park and Nature Preserve · park · Collin · ~41 km · Must-see
• East Plano Islamic Center · dargah · Collin · ~41 km · Must-see
• Lake Ray Hubbard · lake · Dallas · ~43 km · Must-see
• Lee F. Jackson Spring Creek Park Preserve · sanctuary · Dallas · ~46 km · Must-see
• Karya Siddhi Hanuman · temple · Collin · ~46 km · Must-see
• Heritage Farmstead Museum · museum · Collin · ~49 km · Must-see
• Archgate Park · park · Collin · ~52 km · Must-see
• Stonebriar Community Church · church · Collin · ~54 km · Must-see
• Lake Tawakoni · lake · Hunt · ~55 km · Must-see
• Universal Kids Resort · park · Collin · ~56 km · Must-see
• Bonham State Park · sanctuary · Fannin · ~57 km · Must-see
• North Texas Hindu Mandir · temple · Dallas · ~60 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Tatum Dam

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Tatum Dam

• Lavon Lake · lake · Collin · ~17 km · Must-see
• Lake Ray Hubbard · lake · Dallas · ~43 km · Must-see
• Lake Tawakoni · lake · Hunt · ~55 km · Must-see
• Lake Tawakoni State Park · lake · Hunt · ~62 km · Must-see
• White Rock Lake · lake · Dallas · ~64 km · Must-see
• Lake Bonham Beach Area · lake · Fannin · ~70 km · Must-see
• Lewisville Lake · lake · Denton · ~74 km · Must-see
• Bachman Lake · lake · Dallas · ~75 km · Must-see
• Ray Roberts Lake State Park - Buck Creek Unit · lake · Grayson · ~76 km · Must-see
• Bois D'Arc Lake · lake · Fannin · ~77 km · Must-see

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