Mackenzie Dam

Mackenzie 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 Mackenzie 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 Mackenzie Dam — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 34.54458, -101.43821. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Mackenzie Dam

• Palo Duro Canyon State Park · sanctuary · Randall · ~56 km · Must-see
• Archeological Sites at Mackenzie Reservoir and Tule Canyon · fort · Briscoe · ~1 km
• San Jacinto School · fort · Briscoe · ~15 km
• McMurtry Canyon · viewpoint · Briscoe · ~16 km
• Lufberg Canyon · viewpoint · Briscoe · ~18 km
• First Baptist Church of Silverton · fort · Briscoe · ~18 km
• Briscoe County Veterans Memorial · fort · Briscoe · ~18 km
• Briscoe County · fort · Briscoe · ~18 km
• Briscoe County 1892–1992 · fort · Briscoe · ~18 km
• Briscoe County Jail · fort · Briscoe · ~18 km
• The Jailhouse Museum · museum · Briscoe · ~18 km
• Teepee Pole Canyon · viewpoint · Briscoe · ~23 km
• Little Teepee Pole Canyon · viewpoint · Briscoe · ~25 km
• Jersey Canyon · viewpoint · Briscoe · ~30 km
• Goodnight Canyon · viewpoint · Briscoe · ~30 km
• Tule Lake Dam · lake · Swisher · ~31 km
• Swisher County · fort · Swisher · ~37 km
• Christ Evangelical Lutheran Church · church · Swisher · ~37 km

See everything within a day’s drive of Mackenzie Dam

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Mackenzie Dam

• Amarillo Lake · lake · Potter · ~105 km · Must-see
• Baylor Creek Reservoir · lake · Harmon · ~122 km · Must-see
• Lake Childress · lake · Harmon · ~125 km · Must-see
• Lake Meredith National Recreation Area · lake · Potter · ~150 km · Must-see
• Tule Lake Dam · lake · Swisher · ~31 km
• Cottonwood Dam · lake · Briscoe · ~44 km
• Puckett Erosion Control Dam · lake · Briscoe · ~45 km
• Lake Theo Dam · lake · Briscoe · ~47 km
• Stanley Schaeffer Dam · lake · Randall · ~51 km
• Soil Conservation Service Site 1 Reservoir · lake · Harmon · ~68 km

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