Garrison Lake

Garrison 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 Garrison 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 Garrison Lake — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 38.19853, -95.13596. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Garrison Lake

• Anderson County Courthouse · fort · Anderson · ~16 km · Must-see
• Mound City's post · church · Linn · ~36 km · Must-see
• Prairie Spirit Trail State Park · sanctuary · Franklin · ~45 km · Must-see
• John Brown Museum · museum · Miami · ~46 km · Must-see
• Assembly of God Church · church · Allen · ~48 km · Must-see
• Trading Post's fort · museum · Linn · ~50 km · Must-see
• Marais des Cygnes National Wildlife Refuge · sanctuary · Linn · ~53 km · Must-see
• Massacre Memorial State Park · park · Linn · ~57 km · Must-see
• Old Depot Museum · museum · Franklin · ~60 km · Must-see
• Lunette Blair-Blockhouse · fort · Bourbon · ~68 km · Must-see
• Fort Scott National Historic Site · fort · Bourbon · ~68 km · Must-see
• John Redmond Dam · lake · Coffey · ~70 km · Must-see
• Hillsdale Lake · lake · Miami · ~71 km · Must-see
• Hillsdale State Park- Hillsdale Point Recreation Area · park · Miami · ~71 km · Must-see
• Crystal Lake Dam · lake · Anderson · ~15 km
• Sennett and Bertha Kirk House · fort · Anderson · ~16 km
• First United Methodist Church · church · Anderson · ~17 km
• First Christian Church · church · Anderson · ~17 km

See everything within a day’s drive of Garrison Lake

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Garrison Lake

• John Redmond Dam · lake · Coffey · ~70 km · Must-see
• Hillsdale Lake · lake · Miami · ~71 km · Must-see
• Pomona Dam · lake · Osage · ~78 km · Must-see
• Melvern Lake · lake · Osage · ~84 km · Must-see
• Lone Star Lake Dam · lake · Douglas · ~93 km · Must-see
• Osage County State Lake Dam · lake · Osage · ~98 km · Must-see
• Clinton Lake · lake · Douglas · ~104 km · Must-see
• Toronto Dam · lake · Woodson · ~107 km · Must-see
• Neosho State Fishing Lake · lake · Neosho · ~108 km · Must-see
• Lake Parsons · lake · Neosho · ~111 km · Must-see

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