Medina Dam

Medina Dam: crowds and conditions

Typical pattern: heavy on weekends and holidays; arrive early morning. 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 Medina Dam

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

Busiest days: Weekends, public holidays, Sankranti and Dasara breaks.

Crowd: Heavy on weekends and holidays; arrive early morning.

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

How to reach Medina Dam — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 29.54024, -98.93443. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Medina Dam

• Medina Valley · viewpoint · Medina · ~0 km · Must-see
• Medina Lake · lake · Bandera · ~7 km · Must-see
• SeaWorld San Antonio · park · Bexar · ~31 km · Must-see
• Journey to Atlantis · attraction · Bexar · ~31 km · Must-see
• Texas Stingray · attraction · Bexar · ~31 km · Must-see
• Steel Eel · attraction · Bexar · ~31 km · Must-see
• Wave Breaker: The Rescue Coaster · attraction · Bexar · ~31 km · Must-see
• Hill Country State Natural Area · sanctuary · Bandera · ~34 km · Must-see
• O.P. Schnabel Park · sanctuary · Bexar · ~36 km · Must-see
• Primarily Primates · park · Bexar · ~37 km · Must-see
• Friedrich Wilderness Park · sanctuary · Bexar · ~38 km · Must-see
• Road Runner Express · temple · Bexar · ~40 km · Must-see
• Batgirl Coaster Chase · temple · Bexar · ~40 km · Must-see
• Six Flags Fiesta Texas · park · Bexar · ~40 km · Must-see
• USAF Airman Heritage Museum · museum · Bexar · ~44 km · Must-see
• Eisenhower Park · sanctuary · Bexar · ~44 km · Must-see
• Boerne City Lake Park · lake · Kendall · ~44 km · Must-see
• Denman Estate Park · park · Bexar · ~45 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Medina Dam

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Medina Dam

• Medina Lake · lake · Bandera · ~7 km · Must-see
• Boerne City Lake Park · lake · Kendall · ~44 km · Must-see
• Mitchell Lake · lake · Bexar · ~65 km · Must-see
• Blue Wing Lake · lake · Bexar · ~72 km · Must-see
• Braunig Lake · lake · Bexar · ~78 km · Must-see
• Calaveras Lake · lake · Bexar · ~81 km · Must-see
• Canyon Lake · lake · Comal · ~93 km · Must-see
• Canyon Lake Spillway Gorge · lake · Comal · ~100 km · Must-see
• Lake Dunlap · lake · Guadalupe · ~107 km · Must-see
• McQueeney Dam · lake · Guadalupe · ~108 km · Must-see

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