Eppley Lake

Eppley 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 Eppley 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 Eppley Lake — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 38.05474, -98.81204. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Eppley Lake

• Quivira National Wildlife Refuge · sanctuary · Stafford · ~38 km · Must-see
• Great Bend Zoo · sanctuary · Barton · ~45 km · Must-see
• Fort Larned National Historic Site · fort · Pawnee · ~47 km · Must-see
• James Lake · lake · Stafford · ~15 km
• Macksville Christian Church · church · Stafford · ~22 km
• Stafford County Museum · museum · Stafford · ~27 km
• Pilot Knob · viewpoint · Stafford · ~32 km
• Roy Bach Auto Museum · museum · Pawnee · ~35 km
• Quivira National Wildlife Refuge Visitors Center · sanctuary · Stafford · ~35 km
• Grace Lutheran Church · church · Pawnee · ~37 km
• Big Salt Marsh · sanctuary · Stafford · ~37 km
• Park Smith Lake · lake · Stafford · ~37 km
• First Presbyterian Church · church · Pawnee · ~37 km
• Lake Darrynane Dam · lake · Stafford · ~39 km
• Jenkins Hill · viewpoint · Pawnee · ~42 km
• Camp on Pawnee Fork · fort · Pawnee · ~42 km
• Veteran's Memorial Park · park · Barton · ~44 km
• First Congregational United Church of Christ · church · Barton · ~44 km

See everything within a day’s drive of Eppley Lake

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Eppley Lake

• Cheney Dam · lake · Sedgwick · ~120 km · Must-see
• Kanopolis Dam · lake · Ellsworth · ~121 km · Must-see
• Inman Lake · lake · McPherson · ~122 km · Must-see
• Wilson Reservoir · lake · Russell · ~125 km · Must-see
• Clark County State Lake Dam · lake · Clark · ~142 km · Must-see
• Cedar Bluff Dam · lake · Trego · ~142 km · Must-see
• Lake Afton Dam · lake · Sedgwick · ~144 km · Must-see
• James Lake · lake · Stafford · ~15 km
• Park Smith Lake · lake · Stafford · ~37 km
• Lake Darrynane Dam · lake · Stafford · ~39 km

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