Mitchell Lake

Mitchell Lake: 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 Mitchell Lake

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 Mitchell Lake — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 40.29160, -94.78319. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Mitchell Lake

• Mozingo Lake Dam · lake · Nodaway · ~8 km · Must-see
• Nodaway County Historical Society · museum · Nodaway · ~13 km · Must-see
• Conception Abbey · church · Nodaway · ~13 km · Must-see
• Missouri State Arboretum · park · Nodaway · ~14 km · Must-see
• Lake of Three Fires State Park · lake · Taylor · ~60 km · Must-see
• Big Lake · lake · Doniphan · ~67 km · Must-see
• Big Lake · lake · Holt · ~68 km · Must-see
• William P. Hepburn House · sanctuary · Page · ~68 km · Must-see
• Glore Psychiatric Museum · museum · Doniphan · ~72 km · Must-see
• Albrecht-Kemper Museum · museum · Doniphan · ~72 km · Must-see
• Cathedral of St. Joseph · church · Doniphan · ~73 km · Must-see
• Pony Express Museum · museum · Doniphan · ~75 km · Must-see
• Lochridge Farms Lake Dam · lake · Nodaway · ~7 km
• Mozingo Beach · beach · Nodaway · ~9 km
• Blue Star Memorial · fort · Nodaway · ~12 km
• Mozingo Lake · lake · Nodaway · ~12 km
• First House in Maryville · fort · Nodaway · ~12 km
• Freedom Rock · fort · Nodaway · ~13 km

See everything within a day’s drive of Mitchell Lake

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Mitchell Lake

• Mozingo Lake Dam · lake · Nodaway · ~8 km · Must-see
• Lake of Three Fires State Park · lake · Taylor · ~60 km · Must-see
• Big Lake · lake · Doniphan · ~67 km · Must-see
• Big Lake · lake · Holt · ~68 km · Must-see
• Brown State Fishing Lake Dam · lake · Brown · ~89 km · Must-see
• Viking Lake State Park · lake · Montgomery · ~98 km · Must-see
• Lake Icaria County Recreation Area · lake · Adams · ~107 km · Must-see
• Bean Lake · lake · Atchison · ~115 km · Must-see
• Smithville Lake · lake · Clinton · ~119 km · Must-see
• Smithville Lake · lake · Wyandotte · ~126 km · Must-see

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