Covington Dam

Covington 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 Covington 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 Covington Dam — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 37.87504, -94.15522. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Covington Dam

• Osage Village State Historic Site · park · Vernon · ~16 km · Must-see
• Blue Mound · viewpoint · Vernon · ~19 km · Must-see
• Fort Scott National Historic Site · fort · Bourbon · ~60 km · Must-see
• Lunette Blair-Blockhouse · fort · Bourbon · ~61 km · Must-see
• Prairie State Park · sanctuary · Barton · ~66 km · Must-see
• Stockton Lake · lake · Dade · ~67 km · Must-see
• Marais des Cygnes National Wildlife Refuge · sanctuary · Linn · ~72 km · Must-see
• C H Jones Lake · lake · Vernon · ~13 km
• Marquardt Dam · lake · Vernon · ~17 km
• Katy Allen Lake · lake · Vernon · ~20 km
• First Baptist Church · church · Vernon · ~22 km
• Pentacostal Assembly of Nevada · church · Vernon · ~22 km
• First Christian Church · church · Vernon · ~23 km
• Bushwhacker Museum · museum · Vernon · ~23 km
• Maus Lake · lake · Vernon · ~23 km
• Long Lower Lake Dam · lake · Vernon · ~23 km
• Halley Bluffs · viewpoint · Vernon · ~23 km
• Fort Carondelet · fort · Vernon · ~23 km

See everything within a day’s drive of Covington Dam

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Covington Dam

• Stockton Lake · lake · Dade · ~67 km · Must-see
• Harry S. Truman Reservoir · lake · St. Clair · ~80 km · Must-see
• Pomme De Terre State Park Marina · lake · Hickory · ~92 km · Must-see
• McDaniel Lake Dam · lake · Greene · ~123 km · Must-see
• Fellows Lake · lake · Greene · ~130 km · Must-see
• Valley Water Mill Dam · lake · Greene · ~131 km · Must-see
• Neosho State Fishing Lake · lake · Neosho · ~131 km · Must-see
• Lake of the Ozarks · lake · Camden · ~135 km · Must-see
• Hillsdale Lake · lake · Miami · ~140 km · Must-see
• Lake Niangua · lake · Camden · ~143 km · Must-see

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