Staton Dam

Staton 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 Staton 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 Staton Dam — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 39.39005, -91.22348. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Staton Dam

• Buckner Hollow · viewpoint · Pike · ~8 km · Must-see
• Griffin Hollow · viewpoint · Ralls · ~43 km · Must-see
• Rickey Hollow · viewpoint · Marion · ~46 km · Must-see
• Free Frank McWorter Grave Site · sanctuary · Pike · ~47 km · Must-see
• Mark Twain Boyhood Home & Museum · museum · Marion · ~47 km · Must-see
• Clarence Cannon Dam · lake · Ralls · ~49 km · Must-see
• Riverview Park · park · Marion · ~49 km · Must-see
• New Philadelphia National Historic Site · fort · Pike · ~51 km · Must-see
• Saint Peters Brush Creek Catholic Church · church · Ralls · ~52 km · Must-see
• Cuivre River State Park · park · Lincoln · ~58 km · Must-see
• Kamp Mound Site · fort · Calhoun · ~65 km · Must-see
• Mound House · fort · Greene · ~70 km · Must-see
• Naples Mound 8 · fort · Pike · ~75 km · Must-see
• Calhoun Hollow · viewpoint · Montgomery · ~75 km · Must-see
• James Beauchamp Clark House · museum · Pike · ~8 km
• James Beauchamp Clark House · museum · Pike · ~8 km
• Deigel Dam · lake · Pike · ~17 km
• Stone Lake · lake · Pike · ~20 km

See everything within a day’s drive of Staton Dam

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Staton Dam

• Clarence Cannon Dam · lake · Ralls · ~49 km · Must-see
• Meredosia Island · lake · Cass · ~99 km · Must-see
• Lake Jacksonville Dam · lake · Morgan · ~115 km · Must-see
• Creve Coeur Lake · lake · Calhoun · ~123 km · Must-see
• Alton Military Prison Site · lake · Madison · ~131 km · Must-see
• Waverly Lake · lake · Morgan · ~133 km · Must-see
• Beaver Dam State Park · lake · Macoupin · ~136 km · Must-see
• Spanish Lake · lake · Madison · ~137 km · Must-see
• Otter Lake Dam · lake · Macoupin · ~141 km · Must-see
• Deigel Dam · lake · Pike · ~17 km

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