Retention Dam

Retention 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 Retention 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 Retention Dam — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 32.46018, -99.09654. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Retention Dam

• Lake Cisco · lake · Eastland · ~11 km · Must-see
• Lake Eastland Dam · lake · Eastland · ~32 km · Must-see
• Lake Leon · lake · Eastland · ~47 km · Must-see
• Palo Pinto Mountains State Park · park · Stephens · ~61 km · Must-see
• Fort Griffin State Historic Site · fort · Shackelford · ~66 km · Must-see
• The Abilene Zoo · sanctuary · Taylor · ~70 km · Must-see
• Lytle Lake Dam · lake · Taylor · ~72 km · Must-see
• Grace Cultural Center and Museum · museum · Taylor · ~75 km · Must-see
• Dothan Cemetery · fort · Eastland · ~9 km
• Cedar Mountain · viewpoint · Eastland · ~14 km
• Cottle No.1, First Gas Well in Shackelford County · fort · Shackelford · ~15 km
• Cisco College · fort · Eastland · ~15 km
• Conrad Hilton Center · museum · Eastland · ~17 km
• First Baptist Church of Cisco · fort · Eastland · ~17 km
• Brown Mountain · viewpoint · Stephens · ~21 km
• Double mountain · viewpoint · Stephens · ~27 km
• Elliot Lake · lake · Shackelford · ~28 km
• Callahan City Cemetery · fort · Callahan · ~28 km

See everything within a day’s drive of Retention Dam

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Retention Dam

• Lake Cisco · lake · Eastland · ~11 km · Must-see
• Lake Eastland Dam · lake · Eastland · ~32 km · Must-see
• Lake Leon · lake · Eastland · ~47 km · Must-see
• Lytle Lake Dam · lake · Taylor · ~72 km · Must-see
• Kirby Lake · lake · Taylor · ~76 km · Must-see
• Lake Brownwood · lake · Brown · ~81 km · Must-see
• Lake Scarborough Dam · lake · Coleman · ~89 km · Must-see
• Possum Kingdom Lake · lake · Palo Pinto · ~94 km · Must-see
• Proctor Lake · lake · Comanche · ~95 km · Must-see
• Lake Palo Pinto Dam · lake · Palo Pinto · ~100 km · Must-see

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