Schell Lake

Schell 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 Schell 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 Schell Lake — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 38.01477, -94.07319. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Schell Lake

• Osage Village State Historic Site · park · Vernon · ~15 km · Must-see
• Blue Mound · viewpoint · Vernon · ~16 km · Must-see
• Harry S. Truman Reservoir · lake · St. Clair · ~62 km · Must-see
• Marais des Cygnes National Wildlife Refuge · sanctuary · Linn · ~69 km · Must-see
• Massacre Memorial State Park · park · Linn · ~70 km · Must-see
• Fort Scott National Historic Site · fort · Bourbon · ~73 km · Must-see
• Lunette Blair-Blockhouse · fort · Bourbon · ~73 km · Must-see
• Trading Post's fort · museum · Linn · ~74 km · Must-see
• Maus Lake · lake · Vernon · ~5 km
• Belvoir Bluffs · viewpoint · Vernon · ~12 km
• Roberts Lake · lake · Bates · ~14 km
• Fort Carondelet · fort · Vernon · ~15 km
• Halley Bluffs · viewpoint · Vernon · ~16 km
• Grass Hill · viewpoint · St. Clair · ~16 km
• Hammer Hill · viewpoint · Bates · ~17 km
• Hagen Hill · viewpoint · St. Clair · ~17 km
• Four Rivers Conservation Area · sanctuary · Vernon · ~24 km
• Deer Mound · viewpoint · Vernon · ~26 km

See everything within a day’s drive of Schell Lake

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Schell Lake

• Harry S. Truman Reservoir · lake · St. Clair · ~62 km · Must-see
• Stockton Lake · lake · Dade · ~76 km · Must-see
• Pomme De Terre State Park Marina · lake · Hickory · ~85 km · Must-see
• Lake of the Ozarks · lake · Camden · ~122 km · Must-see
• Lake Lotawana · lake · Jackson · ~128 km · Must-see
• McDaniel Lake Dam · lake · Greene · ~130 km · Must-see
• Longview Lake Park · lake · Johnson · ~131 km · Must-see
• Prairie Lee Lake · lake · Jackson · ~132 km · Must-see
• Hillsdale Lake · lake · Miami · ~132 km · Must-see
• Longview Lake · lake · Jackson · ~132 km · Must-see

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