Handler Lake Dam

Handler Lake 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 Handler Lake 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 Handler Lake Dam — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 38.62670, -92.11852. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Handler Lake Dam

• Fountain of the Centaurs · lake · Cole · ~9 km · Must-see
• Jefferson Landing State Historic Site · park · Cole · ~9 km · Must-see
• Missouri State Capitol · museum · Cole · ~9 km · Must-see
• Cathedral of Saint Joseph · church · Cole · ~11 km · Must-see
• McClung Park · park · Cole · ~11 km · Must-see
• Clark's Hill/Norton State Historic Site · park · Cole · ~14 km · Must-see
• Katy Trail State Park · sanctuary · Cole · ~30 km · Must-see
• Westminster Historic Gymnasium · sanctuary · Callaway · ~35 km · Must-see
• Rock Island Trail State Park · sanctuary · Cole · ~40 km · Must-see
• Maplewood House · fort · Boone · ~44 km · Must-see
• Eagle Bluffs Conservation Area · sanctuary · Boone · ~49 km · Must-see
• Sanborn Field · sanctuary · Boone · ~49 km · Must-see
• Museum of Art & Archaeology · museum · Boone · ~50 km · Must-see
• Francis Quadrangle · park · Boone · ~50 km · Must-see
• Missouri United Methodist Church · church · Boone · ~50 km · Must-see
• First Christian Church · church · Boone · ~51 km · Must-see
• Second Baptist Church · church · Boone · ~51 km · Must-see
• J.W. "Blind Boone" Home · fort · Boone · ~51 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Handler Lake Dam

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Handler Lake Dam

• Fountain of the Centaurs · lake · Cole · ~9 km · Must-see
• Frisco Lake · lake · Phelps · ~101 km · Must-see
• Lake of the Ozarks · lake · Camden · ~114 km · Must-see
• Lake Niangua · lake · Camden · ~126 km · Must-see
• Clarence Cannon Dam · lake · Ralls · ~135 km · Must-see
• Gurwit and Lewis Lake Dam · lake · Callaway · ~7 km
• Shadow Valley Lake · lake · Callaway · ~9 km
• Sunset Lake Dam · lake · Cole · ~13 km
• Lake Champetra Dam · lake · Boone · ~15 km
• Lake Champetra · lake · Boone · ~15 km

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