Bennett Lake

Bennett 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 Bennett 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 Bennett Lake — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 38.07109, -94.23779. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Bennett Lake

• Blue Mound · viewpoint · Vernon · ~9 km · Must-see
• Osage Village State Historic Site · park · Vernon · ~13 km · Must-see
• Marais des Cygnes National Wildlife Refuge · sanctuary · Linn · ~50 km · Must-see
• Massacre Memorial State Park · park · Linn · ~51 km · Must-see
• Trading Post's fort · museum · Linn · ~55 km · Must-see
• Fort Scott National Historic Site · fort · Bourbon · ~60 km · Must-see
• Lunette Blair-Blockhouse · fort · Bourbon · ~60 km · Must-see
• Mound City's post · church · Linn · ~64 km · Must-see
• Halley Bluffs · viewpoint · Vernon · ~5 km
• Fort Carondelet · fort · Vernon · ~6 km
• Belvoir Bluffs · viewpoint · Vernon · ~7 km
• Hammer Hill · viewpoint · Bates · ~9 km
• Deer Mound · viewpoint · Vernon · ~10 km
• Four Rivers Conservation Area · sanctuary · Vernon · ~11 km
• Church of God in Christ, Mennonite · church · Bates · ~13 km
• Eastland Lake Dam · lake · Bates · ~14 km
• Big Mouth · fort · Bates · ~14 km
• Maus Lake · lake · Vernon · ~15 km

See everything within a day’s drive of Bennett Lake

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Bennett Lake

• Harry S. Truman Reservoir · lake · St. Clair · ~77 km · Must-see
• Stockton Lake · lake · Dade · ~93 km · Must-see
• Pomme De Terre State Park Marina · lake · Hickory · ~105 km · Must-see
• Hillsdale Lake · lake · Miami · ~114 km · Must-see
• Longview Lake Park · lake · Johnson · ~118 km · Must-see
• Lake Clare · lake · Johnson · ~119 km · Must-see
• Lake Lotawana · lake · Jackson · ~119 km · Must-see
• Longview Lake · lake · Jackson · ~119 km · Must-see
• Prairie Lee Lake · lake · Jackson · ~121 km · Must-see
• Jacomo Marina · lake · Jackson · ~127 km · Must-see

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