New Espada Dam

New Espada Dam: crowds and conditions

Typical pattern: moderate; weekends busier. 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 New Espada Dam

Season: August to December when reservoirs are full and gates may open.

Busiest days: Weekends and long holidays.

Crowd: Moderate; weekends busier.

Typical week: Mon light · Tue light · Wed light · Thu light · Fri light · Sat busy · Sun busy.

How to reach New Espada Dam — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 29.34692, -98.46483. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near New Espada Dam

• Acequia Park · park · Bexar · ~1 km · Must-see
• Mission San Juan Capistrano · sanctuary · Bexar · ~2 km · Must-see
• Hot Wells Hotel · fort · Bexar · ~3 km · Must-see
• Mission San José · church · Bexar · ~3 km · Must-see
• Mission Concepcion · church · Bexar · ~7 km · Must-see
• Roosevelt Park · park · Bexar · ~8 km · Must-see
• Blue Star Contemporary Art Center · museum · Bexar · ~9 km · Must-see
• Mitchell Lake · lake · Bexar · ~9 km · Must-see
• Monastery of Our Lady of Charity · Buddhist site · Bexar · ~10 km · Must-see
• Tower of the Americas · attraction · Bexar · ~10 km · Must-see
• La Villita · sanctuary · Bexar · ~11 km · Must-see
• The Torch of Friendship · sanctuary · Bexar · ~11 km · Must-see
• Sea Life Aquarium · sanctuary · Bexar · ~11 km · Must-see
• The Alamo Mission · fort · Bexar · ~11 km · Must-see
• San Antonio Fire Museum · church · Bexar · ~11 km · Must-see
• San Fernando Cathedral · church · Bexar · ~11 km · Must-see
• Buckhorn Saloon and Museum · museum · Bexar · ~11 km · Must-see
• O. Henry House · museum · Bexar · ~11 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of New Espada Dam

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near New Espada Dam

• Mitchell Lake · lake · Bexar · ~9 km · Must-see
• Blue Wing Lake · lake · Bexar · ~13 km · Must-see
• Braunig Lake · lake · Bexar · ~17 km · Must-see
• Calaveras Lake · lake · Bexar · ~19 km · Must-see
• McQueeney Dam · lake · Guadalupe · ~62 km · Must-see
• Lake Placid · lake · Guadalupe · ~62 km · Must-see
• Medina Dam · lake · Medina · ~63 km · Must-see
• Lake Dunlap · lake · Guadalupe · ~67 km · Must-see
• Medina Lake · lake · Bandera · ~68 km · Must-see
• Meadow Lake · lake · Guadalupe · ~68 km · Must-see

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