Meeks Dam

Meeks 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 Meeks 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 Meeks Dam — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 40.41834, -93.88523. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Meeks Dam

• Nine Eagles Lakeside Picnic Area · park · Decatur · ~28 km · Must-see
• Tripp Lake · lake · Harrison · ~3 km
• D Butin Lake · lake · Harrison · ~4 km
• Rock House Lake · lake · Harrison · ~4 km
• Meinecke Lake · lake · Harrison · ~10 km
• East Fork Big Creek Watershed Lake A-4 · lake · Decatur · ~12 km
• Savely Lake · lake · Decatur · ~15 km
• Bethany City Reservoir Dam · lake · Harrison · ~24 km
• Lake Paho · lake · Mercer · ~24 km
• Lake Lashane Dam · lake · Decatur · ~31 km
• Dolan Dam · lake · Grundy · ~32 km
• Slip Bluff Lake Overlook · lake · Decatur · ~33 km
• Echo-Walk: Recalling the Past in Decatur County · fort · Decatur · ~33 km
• The Mormon Trail / Utopian Experiments in Southern Iowa · fort · Decatur · ~33 km
• Oxbow Overlook · viewpoint · Decatur · ~33 km
• New Salem Church · church · Decatur · ~35 km
• Bloomington Church · church · Decatur · ~36 km
• Hidden Valley Lake · lake · Wayne · ~36 km

See everything within a day’s drive of Meeks Dam

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Meeks Dam

• Lake of Three Fires State Park · lake · Taylor · ~95 km · Must-see
• Mozingo Lake Dam · lake · Nodaway · ~95 km · Must-see
• Rathbun Lake · lake · Appanoose · ~113 km · Must-see
• Lake Ahquabi State Park · lake · Warren · ~125 km · Must-see
• Brookfield City Dam · lake · Linn · ~126 km · Must-see
• Lake Icaria County Recreation Area · lake · Adams · ~126 km · Must-see
• Viking Lake State Park · lake · Montgomery · ~144 km · Must-see
• Smithville Lake · lake · Clinton · ~148 km · Must-see
• Lake Wapello State Park · lake · Davis · ~149 km · Must-see
• Tripp Lake · lake · Harrison · ~3 km

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