Brandy Lake

Brandy Lake: crowds and conditions

Typical pattern: usually quiet; mostly local visitors. 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 Brandy Lake

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

Crowd: Usually quiet; mostly local visitors.

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

How to reach Brandy Lake — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 39.02500, -97.78976. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Brandy Lake

• Rock City · park · Ottawa · ~11 km · Must-see
• Rolling Hills Zoo · sanctuary · Saline · ~24 km · Must-see
• University United Methodist Church · church · Saline · ~35 km · Must-see
• Whiteford (Price) Archeological Site · fort · Saline · ~36 km · Must-see
• Soldier Cap Mound · viewpoint · Saline · ~43 km · Must-see
• Mushroom Rock State Park · attraction · Ellsworth · ~49 km · Must-see
• Faris Caves · cave · Ellsworth · ~57 km · Must-see
• Kanopolis State Park · park · Ellsworth · ~58 km · Must-see
• Coronado Heights Park · park · Saline · ~58 km · Must-see
• Fort Harker Museum Complex · museum · Ellsworth · ~59 km · Must-see
• Kanopolis Dam · lake · Ellsworth · ~60 km · Must-see
• Abilene & Smokey Valley Railway · viewpoint · Dickinson · ~64 km · Must-see
• Dwight D. Eisenhower Presidential Library & Museum · museum · Dickinson · ~64 km · Must-see
• Lander Park Carousel · attraction · Dickinson · ~65 km · Must-see
• Kansas Motorcycle Museum · museum · McPherson · ~66 km · Must-see
• Fort Buchanan · fort · Ottawa · ~13 km
• Ottawa County Museum · museum · Ottawa · ~16 km
• North Pole Mound · viewpoint · Saline · ~22 km

See everything within a day’s drive of Brandy Lake

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Brandy Lake

• Kanopolis Dam · lake · Ellsworth · ~60 km · Must-see
• Wilson Reservoir · lake · Russell · ~85 km · Must-see
• Waconda Lake · lake · Mitchell · ~92 km · Must-see
• Milford Lake State Park Marina · lake · Geary · ~97 km · Must-see
• Inman Lake · lake · McPherson · ~108 km · Must-see
• Lovewell Reservoir · lake · Jewell · ~125 km · Must-see
• Tuttle Creek Lake · lake · Pottawatomie · ~130 km · Must-see
• Marion County Dam · lake · Marion · ~131 km · Must-see
• Council Grove City Lake Dam · lake · Morris · ~142 km · Must-see
• Saline County State Lake Dam · lake · Saline · ~23 km

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