Heinen Dam

Heinen 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 Heinen 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 Heinen Dam — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 28.97827, -98.35535. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Heinen Dam

• Wilson County Jailhouse Museum · museum · Wilson · ~32 km · Must-see
• San Antonio Missions National Historical Park · sanctuary · Bexar · ~37 km · Must-see
• Braunig Lake · lake · Bexar · ~39 km · Must-see
• Blue Wing Lake · lake · Bexar · ~40 km · Must-see
• Mitchell Lake · lake · Bexar · ~45 km · Must-see
• Calaveras Lake · lake · Bexar · ~46 km · Must-see
• Mission San Juan Capistrano · sanctuary · Bexar · ~51 km · Must-see
• Acequia Park · park · Bexar · ~52 km · Must-see
• Mission San José · church · Bexar · ~55 km · Must-see
• Hot Wells Hotel · fort · Bexar · ~56 km · Must-see
• Mission Concepcion · church · Bexar · ~60 km · Must-see
• Roosevelt Park · park · Bexar · ~61 km · Must-see
• Monastery of Our Lady of Charity · Buddhist site · Bexar · ~62 km · Must-see
• Blue Star Contemporary Art Center · museum · Bexar · ~62 km · Must-see
• Tower of the Americas · attraction · Bexar · ~63 km · Must-see
• San Antonio Stock Show and Rodeo · attraction · Bexar · ~63 km · Must-see
• La Villita · sanctuary · Bexar · ~64 km · Must-see
• The Torch of Friendship · sanctuary · Bexar · ~64 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Heinen Dam

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Heinen Dam

• Braunig Lake · lake · Bexar · ~39 km · Must-see
• Blue Wing Lake · lake · Bexar · ~40 km · Must-see
• Mitchell Lake · lake · Bexar · ~45 km · Must-see
• Calaveras Lake · lake · Bexar · ~46 km · Must-see
• Choke Canyon Reservoir · lake · McMullen · ~67 km · Must-see
• Lake Placid · lake · Guadalupe · ~90 km · Must-see
• Meadow Lake · lake · Guadalupe · ~92 km · Must-see
• McQueeney Dam · lake · Guadalupe · ~94 km · Must-see
• Lake Dunlap · lake · Guadalupe · ~103 km · Must-see
• Medina Dam · lake · Medina · ~105 km · Must-see

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