Capps Lake

Capps 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 Capps 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 Capps Lake — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 38.58217, -95.35317. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Capps Lake

• Old Depot Museum · museum · Franklin · ~11 km · Must-see
• Prairie Spirit Trail State Park · sanctuary · Franklin · ~14 km · Must-see
• Pomona Dam · lake · Osage · ~24 km · Must-see
• Lone Star Lake Dam · lake · Douglas · ~36 km · Must-see
• Twin Mounds Church · church · Douglas · ~41 km · Must-see
• Twin Mounds · viewpoint · Douglas · ~41 km · Must-see
• Osage County State Lake Dam · lake · Osage · ~43 km · Must-see
• Anderson County Courthouse · fort · Anderson · ~44 km · Must-see
• Eisenhower State Park · park · Osage · ~44 km · Must-see
• John Brown Museum · museum · Miami · ~44 km · Must-see
• Clinton Lake · lake · Douglas · ~47 km · Must-see
• Stewart's Fort · fort · Douglas · ~48 km · Must-see
• Hillsdale Lake · lake · Miami · ~48 km · Must-see
• Baker Wetlands · sanctuary · Douglas · ~49 km · Must-see
• Hillsdale State Park- Hillsdale Point Recreation Area · park · Miami · ~49 km · Must-see
• Clinton State Park · sanctuary · Douglas · ~50 km · Must-see
• Melvern Lake · lake · Osage · ~50 km · Must-see
• Haskell Indian Nations University · sanctuary · Douglas · ~51 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Capps Lake

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Capps Lake

• Pomona Dam · lake · Osage · ~24 km · Must-see
• Lone Star Lake Dam · lake · Douglas · ~36 km · Must-see
• Osage County State Lake Dam · lake · Osage · ~43 km · Must-see
• Clinton Lake · lake · Douglas · ~47 km · Must-see
• Hillsdale Lake · lake · Miami · ~48 km · Must-see
• Melvern Lake · lake · Osage · ~50 km · Must-see
• Lake Jivaro Dam · lake · Shawnee · ~63 km · Must-see
• Lake Shawnee Park · lake · Shawnee · ~65 km · Must-see
• John Redmond Dam · lake · Coffey · ~67 km · Must-see
• Lake Sherwood Dam · lake · Shawnee · ~74 km · Must-see

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