Patterson Dam

Patterson 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 Patterson 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 Patterson Dam — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 31.56249, -97.01134. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Patterson Dam

• Cameron Park Zoo · sanctuary · McLennan · ~16 km · Must-see
• Cameron Park · park · McLennan · ~17 km · Must-see
• Waco Mammoth National Monument · sanctuary · McLennan · ~20 km · Must-see
• Lake Waco · lake · McLennan · ~28 km · Must-see
• Confederate Reunion Grounds State Historic Site · park · Limestone · ~54 km · Must-see
• Aquilla Lake · lake · Hill · ~56 km · Must-see
• Tehuacana Hills · viewpoint · Limestone · ~60 km · Must-see
• Whitney Dam · lake · Hill · ~60 km · Must-see
• Mother Neff State Park · park · Coryell · ~65 km · Must-see
• Navarro Mills Dam · lake · Navarro · ~67 km · Must-see
• Oak Lake Dam · lake · McLennan · ~1 km
• Mount Carmel Center Memorial · fort · McLennan · ~5 km
• BATF Officers Memorial · fort · McLennan · ~5 km
• Buena Vista Park · park · McLennan · ~8 km
• Pleasant Grove Baptist Church · church · McLennan · ~9 km
• Willow Lake · lake · McLennan · ~10 km
• Brooklyn Park · park · McLennan · ~11 km
• Pullin Family Marina Beach · beach · McLennan · ~12 km

See everything within a day’s drive of Patterson Dam

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Patterson Dam

• Lake Waco · lake · McLennan · ~28 km · Must-see
• Aquilla Lake · lake · Hill · ~56 km · Must-see
• Whitney Dam · lake · Hill · ~60 km · Must-see
• Navarro Mills Dam · lake · Navarro · ~67 km · Must-see
• Belton Lake · lake · Bell · ~79 km · Must-see
• Lake Limestone · lake · Limestone · ~81 km · Must-see
• Stillhouse Hollow Lake · lake · Bell · ~104 km · Must-see
• Bardwell Lake · lake · Ellis · ~108 km · Must-see
• Richland-Chambers Reservoir · lake · Navarro · ~109 km · Must-see
• Lake Pat Cleburne · lake · Johnson · ~115 km · Must-see

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