James Lake

James 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 James 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 James Lake — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 40.53499, -94.64024. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near James Lake

• Lake of Three Fires State Park · lake · Taylor · ~26 km · Must-see
• Mozingo Lake Dam · lake · Nodaway · ~30 km · Must-see
• Missouri State Arboretum · park · Nodaway · ~36 km · Must-see
• Nodaway County Historical Society · museum · Nodaway · ~36 km · Must-see
• Conception Abbey · church · Nodaway · ~41 km · Must-see
• William P. Hepburn House · sanctuary · Page · ~51 km · Must-see
• Lake Icaria County Recreation Area · lake · Adams · ~73 km · Must-see
• Viking Lake State Park · lake · Montgomery · ~74 km · Must-see
• Hoover Lake · lake · Ringgold · ~3 km
• Bonnies Lake · lake · Ringgold · ~6 km
• Devils Horn · viewpoint · Worth · ~8 km
• Bunker Hill · viewpoint · Nodaway · ~11 km
• Bedford United Methodist Church · church · Taylor · ~21 km
• Bedford Water Supply Dam · lake · Taylor · ~22 km
• Taylor County Historical Museum · museum · Taylor · ~22 km
• Lenox Round Barn · fort · Taylor · ~22 km
• Worth County Community Lake · lake · Worth · ~22 km
• French Nature Preserve Wildlife Refuge · sanctuary · Taylor · ~25 km

See everything within a day’s drive of James Lake

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near James Lake

• Lake of Three Fires State Park · lake · Taylor · ~26 km · Must-see
• Mozingo Lake Dam · lake · Nodaway · ~30 km · Must-see
• Lake Icaria County Recreation Area · lake · Adams · ~73 km · Must-see
• Viking Lake State Park · lake · Montgomery · ~74 km · Must-see
• Big Lake · lake · Doniphan · ~99 km · Must-see
• Big Lake · lake · Holt · ~99 km · Must-see
• Brown State Fishing Lake Dam · lake · Brown · ~124 km · Must-see
• Smithville Lake · lake · Clinton · ~149 km · Must-see
• Hoover Lake · lake · Ringgold · ~3 km
• Bonnies Lake · lake · Ringgold · ~6 km

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