Held Dam

Held 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 Held 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 Held Dam — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 38.69171, -91.96685. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Held Dam

• Clark's Hill/Norton State Historic Site · park · Cole · ~19 km · Must-see
• Westminster Historic Gymnasium · sanctuary · Callaway · ~22 km · Must-see
• Jefferson Landing State Historic Site · park · Cole · ~27 km · Must-see
• Fountain of the Centaurs · lake · Cole · ~27 km · Must-see
• Missouri State Capitol · museum · Cole · ~27 km · Must-see
• McClung Park · park · Cole · ~29 km · Must-see
• Cathedral of Saint Joseph · church · Cole · ~30 km · Must-see
• Katy Trail State Park · sanctuary · Cole · ~45 km · Must-see
• Shrine of Our Lady of Sorrows · church · Montgomery · ~45 km · Must-see
• St. Martin's Church · church · Montgomery · ~45 km · Must-see
• Maplewood House · fort · Boone · ~47 km · Must-see
• Graham Cave · cave · Montgomery · ~52 km · Must-see
• Sanborn Field · sanctuary · Boone · ~52 km · Must-see
• Museum of Art & Archaeology · museum · Boone · ~52 km · Must-see
• Francis Quadrangle · park · Boone · ~53 km · Must-see
• Missouri United Methodist Church · church · Boone · ~53 km · Must-see
• First Christian Church · church · Boone · ~53 km · Must-see
• Second Baptist Church · church · Boone · ~54 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Held Dam

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Held Dam

• Fountain of the Centaurs · lake · Cole · ~27 km · Must-see
• Frisco Lake · lake · Phelps · ~105 km · Must-see
• Clarence Cannon Dam · lake · Ralls · ~121 km · Must-see
• Lake of the Ozarks · lake · Camden · ~133 km · Must-see
• Lake Niangua · lake · Camden · ~144 km · Must-see
• Paul Herring Lake · lake · Callaway · ~9 km
• Shadow Valley Lake · lake · Callaway · ~15 km
• Althiser Lake Dam · lake · Callaway · ~18 km
• Rehard Lake · lake · Osage · ~22 km
• Lake Thunderbird Upper Dam · lake · Callaway · ~23 km

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