May Lake

May 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 May 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 May Lake — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 38.47835, -94.55690. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near May Lake

• Massacre Memorial State Park · park · Linn · ~28 km · Must-see
• Trading Post's fort · museum · Linn · ~35 km · Must-see
• Marais des Cygnes National Wildlife Refuge · sanctuary · Linn · ~37 km · Must-see
• John Brown Museum · museum · Miami · ~44 km · Must-see
• Raymore Recreation Park · park · Cass · ~44 km · Must-see
• Overland Park Arboretum and Botanical Gardens · sanctuary · Johnson · ~47 km · Must-see
• Hawk Ridge Park · park · Cass · ~48 km · Must-see
• Hillsdale State Park- Hillsdale Point Recreation Area · park · Miami · ~48 km · Must-see
• Hillsdale Lake · lake · Miami · ~49 km · Must-see
• Mound City's post · church · Linn · ~54 km · Must-see
• Church of the Resurrection · church · Johnson · ~57 km · Must-see
• Lake Clare · lake · Johnson · ~57 km · Must-see
• Deanna Rose Children's Farmstead · sanctuary · Johnson · ~58 km · Must-see
• Longview Lake Park · lake · Johnson · ~59 km · Must-see
• Bowler Hill · viewpoint · Jackson · ~60 km · Must-see
• Longview Mansion · fort · Jackson · ~60 km · Must-see
• Cement City Limestone outcrops · viewpoint · Jackson · ~60 km · Must-see
• Westerville, Cement City, and Raytown Limestone outcrops · viewpoint · Jackson · ~61 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of May Lake

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near May Lake

• Hillsdale Lake · lake · Miami · ~49 km · Must-see
• Lake Clare · lake · Johnson · ~57 km · Must-see
• Longview Lake Park · lake · Johnson · ~59 km · Must-see
• Longview Lake · lake · Jackson · ~61 km · Must-see
• Prairie Lee Lake · lake · Jackson · ~69 km · Must-see
• Lake Lotawana · lake · Jackson · ~70 km · Must-see
• Wildwood Dam · lake · Jackson · ~73 km · Must-see
• Jacomo Marina · lake · Jackson · ~75 km · Must-see
• Blue Springs Lake · lake · Jackson · ~77 km · Must-see
• Riss Lake · lake · Wyandotte · ~101 km · Must-see

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