Ames Dam

Ames Dam: 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 Ames Dam

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 Ames Dam — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 36.50337, -99.14371. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Ames Dam

• Woodward Free Will Baptist Church · church · Woodward · ~34 km · Must-see
• Fort Supply Lake · lake · Woodward · ~48 km · Must-see
• Fort Supplay Baptist Church · church · Woodward · ~49 km · Must-see
• Maddux Dam · lake · Woodward · ~9 km
• Oknoname 153002 Dam · lake · Woodward · ~26 km
• Collier Bertha Dam · lake · Harper · ~27 km
• Oknoname 093003 Dam · lake · Major · ~27 km
• Alabaster Caverns State Park · park · Woodward · ~27 km
• Hayes #4 Dam · lake · Harper · ~27 km
• Crystal Beach Park · beach · Woodward · ~28 km
• First Christian Church of Woodward · church · Woodward · ~29 km
• Little Sahara State Recreation Area · park · Woods · ~30 km
• Plains Indians and Pioneer Museum · museum · Woodward · ~30 km
• Woodward County Veterans Memorial · fort · Woodward · ~30 km
• First Free Methodist Church · church · Woodward · ~30 km
• Oknoname 05936 Dam · lake · Harper · ~30 km
• Waynoka Station · fort · Woods · ~31 km
• George Kirten Number 2 Dam · lake · Woodward · ~33 km

See everything within a day’s drive of Ames Dam

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Ames Dam

• Fort Supply Lake · lake · Woodward · ~48 km · Must-see
• Canton Lake · lake · Blaine · ~79 km · Must-see
• Great Salt Lake · lake · Alfalfa · ~111 km · Must-see
• Watonga Lake Dam · lake · Blaine · ~112 km · Must-see
• Lake Evans Chambers Dam · lake · Beaver · ~123 km · Must-see
• Dead Warrior Lake · lake · Roger Mills · ~123 km · Must-see
• Foss Reservoir · lake · Custer · ~128 km · Must-see
• Spring Creek Lake · lake · Roger Mills · ~128 km · Must-see
• Clark County State Lake Dam · lake · Clark · ~141 km · Must-see
• Lake Marvin · lake · Hemphill · ~145 km · Must-see

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