Amistad Dam

Amistad 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 Amistad 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 Amistad Dam — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 29.44714, -101.06787. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Amistad Dam

• Amistad National Recreation Area · sanctuary · Val Verde · ~10 km · Must-see
• Buena Vista Del Rio Host Lions Park · church · Val Verde · ~20 km · Must-see
• Whitehead Memorial Museum · museum · Val Verde · ~24 km · Must-see
• Amistad Reservoir · lake · Texas · ~33 km · Must-see
• Seminole Canyon State Park and Historic Site · viewpoint · Val Verde · ~43 km · Must-see
• Site of Camp Hudson · fort · Val Verde · ~72 km · Must-see
• Monumento de las Águilas Amigas · fort · Texas · ~1 km
• Playa Tlaloc · beach · Acuña · ~6 km
• Rough Canyon Recreational Area · viewpoint · Val Verde · ~21 km
• First Baptist Church of Del Rio · fort · Val Verde · ~23 km
• City of Del Rio · fort · Val Verde · ~24 km
• Canal System of Del Rio · fort · Val Verde · ~24 km
• Elks Lodge Hall · fort · Val Verde · ~24 km
• Camp Hudson, C.S.A. · fort · Val Verde · ~24 km
• Brown Plaza · fort · Val Verde · ~25 km
• Camp Michie · fort · Val Verde · ~25 km
• Cal Rodgers and the Vin Fiz · fort · Val Verde · ~25 km
• Brinkley Mansion · fort · Val Verde · ~25 km

See everything within a day’s drive of Amistad Dam

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Amistad Dam

• Amistad Reservoir · lake · Texas · ~33 km · Must-see
• Maverick Dam · lake · Texas · ~52 km
• Chilipitin Lake · lake · Maverick · ~130 km
• Winn Exploration Company Dam Number 1 · lake · Maverick · ~131 km
• Williams Lake Number 2 Dam · lake · Uvalde · ~138 km
• Pletcher Lake · lake · Real · ~139 km
• Walk Lake · lake · Val Verde · ~14 km
• Horseshoe Lake Dam · lake · Val Verde · ~19 km
• Duck Pond Dam · lake · Val Verde · ~20 km
• Amistad Reservoir Lakeside · lake · Val Verde · ~20 km

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