Whitaker Dam

Whitaker 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 Whitaker 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 Whitaker Dam — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 38.28669, -93.79355. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Whitaker Dam

• Harry S. Truman Reservoir · lake · St. Clair · ~29 km · Must-see
• Harry S Truman State Park · sanctuary · Benton · ~39 km · Must-see
• Blue Mound · viewpoint · Vernon · ~60 km · Must-see
• Osage Village State Historic Site · park · Vernon · ~62 km · Must-see
• Joseph M. Miller Mausoleum · fort · Johnson · ~65 km · Must-see
• Knob Noster State Park · park · Johnson · ~67 km · Must-see
• June-Bug Lake · lake · Henry · ~5 km
• Truman Reservoir Management Lands (Brownington) · lake · Henry · ~9 km
• Club Lake · lake · Henry · ~10 km
• Henry County Museum · museum · Henry · ~12 km
• Katy Trail State Park · attraction · Henry · ~14 km
• Haysler A. Poague Conservation Area · sanctuary · Henry · ~19 km
• Buzzards Roost · viewpoint · St. Clair · ~23 km
• Beaty Lake · lake · Henry · ~29 km
• Number 111 Lake · lake · Henry · ~31 km
• Grass Hill · viewpoint · St. Clair · ~32 km
• Cedar Point · viewpoint · St. Clair · ~34 km
• Hagen Hill · viewpoint · St. Clair · ~34 km

See everything within a day’s drive of Whitaker Dam

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Whitaker Dam

• Harry S. Truman Reservoir · lake · St. Clair · ~29 km · Must-see
• Pomme De Terre State Park Marina · lake · Hickory · ~77 km · Must-see
• Lake of the Ozarks · lake · Camden · ~93 km · Must-see
• Stockton Lake · lake · Dade · ~102 km · Must-see
• Lake Lotawana · lake · Jackson · ~102 km · Must-see
• Prairie Lee Lake · lake · Jackson · ~108 km · Must-see
• Jacomo Marina · lake · Jackson · ~113 km · Must-see
• Longview Lake Park · lake · Johnson · ~113 km · Must-see
• Longview Lake · lake · Jackson · ~114 km · Must-see
• Lake Niangua · lake · Camden · ~114 km · Must-see

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