Wright Lake

Wright 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 Wright 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 Wright Lake — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 39.52503, -92.93353. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Wright Lake

• Walt Disney Hometown Museum · museum · Linn · ~27 km · Must-see
• Brookfield City Dam · lake · Linn · ~39 km · Must-see
• Gen. John J. Pershing Boyhood Home State Historic Site · sanctuary · Linn · ~45 km · Must-see
• Pershing State Park · sanctuary · Linn · ~47 km · Must-see
• Utz Site · fort · Saline · ~49 km · Must-see
• Fort Orleans · fort · Saline · ~49 km · Must-see
• Annie and Abel Van Meter State Park · sanctuary · Saline · ~50 km · Must-see
• Arrow Rock Historic District · fort · Saline · ~63 km · Must-see
• Nehai Tonkayea Lake Dam · lake · Chariton · ~10 km
• General Sterling Price Museum · museum · Chariton · ~13 km
• Chariton County Historical Museum · museum · Chariton · ~20 km
• Sterling Price Community Lake · lake · Chariton · ~20 km
• Kussmans Lake · lake · Chariton · ~22 km
• Asher Lake · lake · Chariton · ~23 km
• BNSF Train Display · fort · Linn · ~27 km
• Swan Lake National Wildlife Refuge · sanctuary · Chariton · ~28 km
• Silver Lake · lake · Chariton · ~30 km
• Bucklin City Lake Dam · lake · Linn · ~34 km

See everything within a day’s drive of Wright Lake

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Wright Lake

• Brookfield City Dam · lake · Linn · ~39 km · Must-see
• Clarence Cannon Dam · lake · Ralls · ~138 km · Must-see
• Lake Maurer · lake · Clay · ~142 km · Must-see
• Nehai Tonkayea Lake Dam · lake · Chariton · ~10 km
• Sterling Price Community Lake · lake · Chariton · ~20 km
• Kussmans Lake · lake · Chariton · ~22 km
• Asher Lake · lake · Chariton · ~23 km
• Silver Lake · lake · Chariton · ~30 km
• Bucklin City Lake Dam · lake · Linn · ~34 km
• East Lake · lake · Carroll · ~35 km

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