Major Draw

Major Draw: 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 viewpoint: Open, good conditions · Very crowded · Approach road bad · Closed / not accessible.

Best time to visit Major Draw

Season: October to February for cool, clear air; July to September for mist and greenery.

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 Major Draw — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 38.76723, -95.83915. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Major Draw

• Osage County State Lake Dam · lake · Osage · ~18 km · Must-see
• Lake Sherwood Dam · lake · Shawnee · ~33 km · Must-see
• Lake Vaquero Dam · lake · Shawnee · ~34 km · Must-see
• Pomona Dam · lake · Osage · ~35 km · Must-see
• Eisenhower State Park · park · Osage · ~36 km · Must-see
• Melvern Lake · lake · Osage · ~37 km · Must-see
• Lake Shawnee Park · lake · Shawnee · ~40 km · Must-see
• Twin Mounds · viewpoint · Douglas · ~40 km · Must-see
• Westboro Baptist Church · church · Shawnee · ~41 km · Must-see
• Kansas Museum of History · museum · Shawnee · ~41 km · Must-see
• Kansas State Historical Society - Center for Historical Research · museum · Shawnee · ~41 km · Must-see
• Lake Wabaunsee · lake · Wabaunsee · ~41 km · Must-see
• Brown v Board of Education National Historic Site · sanctuary · Shawnee · ~42 km · Must-see
• Washburn Park · sanctuary · Shawnee · ~42 km · Must-see
• Doran Rock Garden · sanctuary · Shawnee · ~42 km · Must-see
• Twin Mounds Church · church · Douglas · ~42 km · Must-see
• Gage Park · park · Shawnee · ~42 km · Must-see
• Topeka Zoo · church · Shawnee · ~42 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Major Draw

Other hill stations & viewpoints near Major Draw

• Twin Mounds · viewpoint · Douglas · ~40 km · Must-see
• Mount Oread · viewpoint · Douglas · ~69 km · Must-see
• Argentine Limestone Outcrop · viewpoint · Johnson · ~128 km · Must-see
• Wea Shale Outcrop? · viewpoint · Wyandotte · ~137 km · Must-see
• Westerville Limestone Outcrop · viewpoint · Wyandotte · ~137 km · Must-see
• Elkhorn Knob · viewpoint · Osage · ~10 km
• Stenger Hill · viewpoint · Osage · ~13 km
• Echo Cliff · viewpoint · Wabaunsee · ~29 km
• Burnett Mound · viewpoint · Shawnee · ~35 km
• Gun Barrel Hill · viewpoint · Wabaunsee · ~40 km

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