Cates Dam

Cates 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 Cates 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 Cates Dam — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 38.92838, -91.47683. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Cates Dam

• Calhoun Hollow · viewpoint · Montgomery · ~6 km · Must-see
• Graham Cave · cave · Montgomery · ~11 km · Must-see
• Lepp Hollow · viewpoint · Calhoun · ~26 km · Must-see
• St. Martin's Church · church · Montgomery · ~28 km · Must-see
• Shrine of Our Lady of Sorrows · church · Montgomery · ~28 km · Must-see
• Henley Hollow · viewpoint · Calhoun · ~31 km · Must-see
• Deutschheim State Historic Site · park · Gasconade · ~31 km · Must-see
• Clarks Hollow · viewpoint · Calhoun · ~36 km · Must-see
• Westminster Historic Gymnasium · sanctuary · Callaway · ~53 km · Must-see
• Grand Canyon · viewpoint · Calhoun · ~55 km · Must-see
• Cuivre River State Park · park · Lincoln · ~60 km · Must-see
• Buckner Hollow · viewpoint · Pike · ~71 km · Must-see
• Baldwin State Wildlife Area · sanctuary · Montgomery · ~10 km
• Graham Cave State Park · cave · Montgomery · ~11 km
• Golden Eagle Lake · lake · Montgomery · ~12 km
• Heron Lake · lake · Montgomery · ~13 km
• Mary White Hollow · viewpoint · Montgomery · ~13 km
• Loutre Valley Dam · lake · Montgomery · ~14 km

See everything within a day’s drive of Cates Dam

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Cates Dam

• Clarence Cannon Dam · lake · Ralls · ~85 km · Must-see
• Fountain of the Centaurs · lake · Cole · ~90 km · Must-see
• Creve Coeur Lake · lake · Calhoun · ~111 km · Must-see
• Frisco Lake · lake · Phelps · ~139 km · Must-see
• Spanish Lake · lake · Madison · ~139 km · Must-see
• Alton Military Prison Site · lake · Madison · ~139 km · Must-see
• Compton Hill Reservoir Park · lake · Saint Louis · ~141 km · Must-see
• Golden Eagle Lake · lake · Montgomery · ~12 km
• Heron Lake · lake · Montgomery · ~13 km
• Loutre Valley Dam · lake · Montgomery · ~14 km

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