Lincoln Dam

Lincoln 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 Lincoln 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 Lincoln Dam — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 30.25478, -97.08766. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Lincoln Dam

• Bastrop State Park · park · Bastrop · ~27 km · Must-see
• Lake Bastrop South Shore Park · lake · Bastrop · ~28 km · Must-see
• McKinney Roughs Nature Park · sanctuary · Bastrop · ~47 km · Must-see
• Monument Hill · fort · Fayette · ~57 km · Must-see
• Somerville Lake · lake · Burleson · ~59 km · Must-see
• Indiangrass Wildlife Sanctuary · sanctuary · Travis · ~61 km · Must-see
• Walter E Long Lake · lake · Travis · ~62 km · Must-see
• Cedar Creek Dam · lake · Fayette · ~64 km · Must-see
• Big Walnut Creek Nature Preserve · sanctuary · Travis · ~68 km · Must-see
• Granger Lake · lake · Williamson · ~69 km · Must-see
• Pflugerville High School Marching Band Tower · lake · Travis · ~70 km · Must-see
• Walnut Creek Metropolitan Park · park · Travis · ~75 km · Must-see
• Nottingham Castle · fort · Bastrop · ~10 km
• Ridgeway Baptist Church · church · Bastrop · ~10 km
• Bethel Union Baptist Church · fort · Lee · ~20 km
• Buzzard Knobs · viewpoint · Lee · ~20 km
• Giddings Chamber of Commerce - Visitor Center & Museum · museum · Lee · ~20 km
• First Baptist Church of Giddings · fort · Lee · ~21 km

See everything within a day’s drive of Lincoln Dam

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Lincoln Dam

• Lake Bastrop South Shore Park · lake · Bastrop · ~28 km · Must-see
• Somerville Lake · lake · Burleson · ~59 km · Must-see
• Walter E Long Lake · lake · Travis · ~62 km · Must-see
• Cedar Creek Dam · lake · Fayette · ~64 km · Must-see
• Granger Lake · lake · Williamson · ~69 km · Must-see
• Pflugerville High School Marching Band Tower · lake · Travis · ~70 km · Must-see
• Longhorn Dam · lake · Travis · ~75 km · Must-see
• Lady Bird Lake · lake · Travis · ~80 km · Must-see
• Auditorium Shores at Town Lake Metropolitan Park · lake · Travis · ~80 km · Must-see
• Tom Miller Dam · lake · Travis · ~84 km · Must-see

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