Jack Simpson Dam

Jack Simpson 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 Jack Simpson 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 Jack Simpson Dam — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 39.46614, -91.84559. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Jack Simpson Dam

• Clarence Cannon Dam · lake · Ralls · ~23 km · Must-see
• Griffin Hollow · viewpoint · Ralls · ~31 km · Must-see
• Saint Peters Brush Creek Catholic Church · church · Ralls · ~34 km · Must-see
• Big Muddy National Fish and Wildlife Refuge · sanctuary · Boone · ~56 km · Must-see
• Rickey Hollow · viewpoint · Marion · ~57 km · Must-see
• Riverview Park · park · Marion · ~62 km · Must-see
• Mark Twain Boyhood Home & Museum · museum · Marion · ~62 km · Must-see
• Rocky Fork Lakes Conservation Area · sanctuary · Boone · ~73 km · Must-see
• Buzzard's Roost · viewpoint · Monroe · ~6 km
• Lake Tom Sawyer Dam · lake · Monroe · ~6 km
• Clara's View Overlook · viewpoint · Monroe · ~7 km
• Mark Twain Birthplace State Historic Site · museum · Monroe · ~7 km
• HWY 107 Beach · beach · Monroe · ~8 km
• Crigler Mound Group · fort · Monroe · ~12 km
• City Lakes · lake · Ralls · ~19 km
• Spalding Beach · beach · Ralls · ~23 km
• Union Covered Bridge · fort · Monroe · ~28 km
• City of Monroe Dam A · lake · Monroe · ~28 km

See everything within a day’s drive of Jack Simpson Dam

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Jack Simpson Dam

• Clarence Cannon Dam · lake · Ralls · ~23 km · Must-see
• Fountain of the Centaurs · lake · Cole · ~128 km · Must-see
• Brookfield City Dam · lake · Linn · ~135 km · Must-see
• Meredosia Island · lake · Cass · ~149 km · Must-see
• Lake Tom Sawyer Dam · lake · Monroe · ~6 km
• City Lakes · lake · Ralls · ~19 km
• City of Monroe Dam A · lake · Monroe · ~28 km
• Eisele Lake Dam · lake · Ralls · ~33 km
• Paradise Lake · lake · Shelby · ~33 km
• Hunnewell Lake · lake · Shelby · ~34 km

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