Benner Lake

Benner 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 Benner 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 Benner Lake — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 39.55667, -94.70278. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Benner Lake

• Smithville Lake · lake · Clinton · ~25 km · Must-see
• Smithville Lake · lake · Wyandotte · ~28 km · Must-see
• Pony Express Museum · museum · Doniphan · ~32 km · Must-see
• Glore Psychiatric Museum · museum · Doniphan · ~33 km · Must-see
• Albrecht-Kemper Museum · museum · Doniphan · ~33 km · Must-see
• Cathedral of St. Joseph · church · Doniphan · ~34 km · Must-see
• Bean Lake · lake · Atchison · ~35 km · Must-see
• Fort Leavenworth · fort · Leavenworth · ~36 km · Must-see
• C W Parker Carousel Museum · museum · Leavenworth · ~40 km · Must-see
• Dwight D. Eisenhower VA Medical Center · sanctuary · Leavenworth · ~43 km · Must-see
• Amelia Earhart Birthplace Museum · museum · Atchison · ~44 km · Must-see
• Sallie House · attraction · Atchison · ~44 km · Must-see
• Trinity Episcopal Church · church · Atchison · ~45 km · Must-see
• Campbell Chapel AME Church · church · Atchison · ~45 km · Must-see
• Ebenezer Baptist Church · church · Atchison · ~45 km · Must-see
• St. Patrick's Catholic Church · church · Atchison · ~47 km · Must-see
• Maple Woods Natural Area · sanctuary · Wyandotte · ~48 km · Must-see
• Riss Lake · lake · Platte · ~49 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Benner Lake

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Benner Lake

• Smithville Lake · lake · Clinton · ~25 km · Must-see
• Smithville Lake · lake · Wyandotte · ~28 km · Must-see
• Bean Lake · lake · Atchison · ~35 km · Must-see
• Riss Lake · lake · Platte · ~49 km · Must-see
• Riss Lake · lake · Wyandotte · ~50 km · Must-see
• Lake Maurer · lake · Clay · ~60 km · Must-see
• Wildwood Dam · lake · Jackson · ~82 km · Must-see
• Brown State Fishing Lake Dam · lake · Brown · ~82 km · Must-see
• Blue Springs Lake · lake · Jackson · ~87 km · Must-see
• Jacomo Marina · lake · Jackson · ~89 km · Must-see

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