Patterson Dam

Patterson 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 Patterson 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 Patterson Dam — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 38.42171, -91.64850. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Patterson Dam

• Shrine of Our Lady of Sorrows · church · Montgomery · ~44 km · Must-see
• St. Martin's Church · church · Montgomery · ~45 km · Must-see
• Clark's Hill/Norton State Historic Site · park · Cole · ~45 km · Must-see
• Deutschheim State Historic Site · park · Gasconade · ~46 km · Must-see
• St. James Chapel · church · Phelps · ~60 km · Must-see
• McClung Park · park · Cole · ~60 km · Must-see
• Jefferson Landing State Historic Site · park · Cole · ~61 km · Must-see
• Fountain of the Centaurs · lake · Cole · ~61 km · Must-see
• Missouri State Capitol · museum · Cole · ~61 km · Must-see
• Lepp Hollow · viewpoint · Calhoun · ~64 km · Must-see
• Henley Hollow · viewpoint · Calhoun · ~64 km · Must-see
• Cathedral of Saint Joseph · church · Cole · ~66 km · Must-see
• Clarks Hollow · viewpoint · Calhoun · ~66 km · Must-see
• Frisco Lake · lake · Phelps · ~66 km · Must-see
• Asher Hollow · viewpoint · Phelps · ~66 km · Must-see
• Blue Springs Creek Conservation Area · sanctuary · Monroe · ~67 km · Must-see
• Calhoun Hollow · viewpoint · Montgomery · ~67 km · Must-see
• Graham Cave · cave · Montgomery · ~68 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Patterson Dam

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Patterson Dam

• Fountain of the Centaurs · lake · Cole · ~61 km · Must-see
• Frisco Lake · lake · Phelps · ~66 km · Must-see
• Council Bluff Lake · lake · Monroe · ~127 km · Must-see
• Creve Coeur Lake · lake · Calhoun · ~133 km · Must-see
• Wildwood Lake · lake · Monroe · ~138 km · Must-see
• Wing Lake · lake · Monroe · ~142 km · Must-see
• Lake Niangua · lake · Camden · ~149 km · Must-see
• Lake of the Ozarks · lake · Camden · ~149 km · Must-see
• Glenco Lake · lake · Osage · ~3 km
• Peaceful Valley Lake · lake · Gasconade · ~14 km

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