Schweizer Lake

Schweizer 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 Schweizer 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 Schweizer Lake — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 39.95333, -94.91207. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Schweizer Lake

• Cathedral of St. Joseph · church · Doniphan · ~26 km · Must-see
• Albrecht-Kemper Museum · museum · Doniphan · ~26 km · Must-see
• Glore Psychiatric Museum · museum · Doniphan · ~27 km · Must-see
• Pony Express Museum · museum · Doniphan · ~28 km · Must-see
• Conception Abbey · church · Nodaway · ~47 km · Must-see
• Big Lake · lake · Doniphan · ~49 km · Must-see
• Big Lake · lake · Holt · ~50 km · Must-see
• Brown State Fishing Lake Dam · lake · Brown · ~52 km · Must-see
• Nodaway County Historical Society · museum · Nodaway · ~55 km · Must-see
• Missouri State Arboretum · park · Nodaway · ~56 km · Must-see
• Mozingo Lake Dam · lake · Nodaway · ~57 km · Must-see
• Sallie House · attraction · Atchison · ~58 km · Must-see
• Ebenezer Baptist Church · church · Atchison · ~58 km · Must-see
• Amelia Earhart Birthplace Museum · museum · Atchison · ~58 km · Must-see
• Campbell Chapel AME Church · church · Atchison · ~58 km · Must-see
• Trinity Episcopal Church · church · Atchison · ~59 km · Must-see
• Bean Lake · lake · Atchison · ~66 km · Must-see
• St. Patrick's Catholic Church · church · Atchison · ~71 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Schweizer Lake

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Schweizer Lake

• Big Lake · lake · Doniphan · ~49 km · Must-see
• Big Lake · lake · Holt · ~50 km · Must-see
• Brown State Fishing Lake Dam · lake · Brown · ~52 km · Must-see
• Mozingo Lake Dam · lake · Nodaway · ~57 km · Must-see
• Bean Lake · lake · Atchison · ~66 km · Must-see
• Smithville Lake · lake · Clinton · ~81 km · Must-see
• Smithville Lake · lake · Wyandotte · ~87 km · Must-see
• Riss Lake · lake · Platte · ~107 km · Must-see
• Riss Lake · lake · Wyandotte · ~108 km · Must-see
• Lake of Three Fires State Park · lake · Taylor · ~109 km · Must-see

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