Sun Dance

Sun Dance: 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 Sun Dance

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 Sun Dance — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 38.75767, -93.73802. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Sun Dance

• Knob Noster State Park · park · Johnson · ~15 km · Must-see
• Joseph M. Miller Mausoleum · fort · Johnson · ~28 km · Must-see
• Wagon Knob · viewpoint · Lafayette · ~35 km · Must-see
• Powell Gardens · park · Johnson · ~36 km · Must-see
• KMOS-TV (Sedalia) · church · Pettis · ~50 km · Must-see
• Bothwell Lodge State Historical Site · park · Pettis · ~56 km · Must-see
• Monkey Mountain Nature Reserve NorthEast · sanctuary · Jackson · ~59 km · Must-see
• Lake Lotawana · lake · Jackson · ~61 km · Must-see
• Battle of Lexington State Historic Site · fort · Lafayette · ~62 km · Must-see
• Bone Hill · viewpoint · Jackson · ~65 km · Must-see
• Prairie Lee Lake · lake · Jackson · ~69 km · Must-see
• Jacomo Marina · lake · Jackson · ~71 km · Must-see
• Cement City Limestone outcrops · viewpoint · Jackson · ~72 km · Must-see
• Blue Springs Lake · lake · Jackson · ~73 km · Must-see
• Westerville, Cement City, and Raytown Limestone outcrops · viewpoint · Jackson · ~73 km · Must-see
• Bowler Hill · viewpoint · Jackson · ~73 km · Must-see
• Harry S Truman State Park · sanctuary · Benton · ~74 km · Must-see
• Summit Crossing Loop Park · church · Jackson · ~75 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Sun Dance

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Sun Dance

• Lake Lotawana · lake · Jackson · ~61 km · Must-see
• Prairie Lee Lake · lake · Jackson · ~69 km · Must-see
• Jacomo Marina · lake · Jackson · ~71 km · Must-see
• Blue Springs Lake · lake · Jackson · ~73 km · Must-see
• Harry S. Truman Reservoir · lake · St. Clair · ~80 km · Must-see
• Longview Lake · lake · Jackson · ~82 km · Must-see
• Longview Lake Park · lake · Johnson · ~82 km · Must-see
• Wildwood Dam · lake · Jackson · ~84 km · Must-see
• Lake Clare · lake · Johnson · ~90 km · Must-see
• Lake Maurer · lake · Clay · ~95 km · Must-see

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