Salmon Lake South Dam

Salmon Lake South 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 dam: Full / gates open · Low water level · Entry closed.

Best time to visit Salmon Lake South 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 Salmon Lake South Dam — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 38.53335, -94.07022. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Salmon Lake South Dam

• Joseph M. Miller Mausoleum · fort · Johnson · ~29 km · Must-see
• Powell Gardens · park · Johnson · ~48 km · Must-see
• Raymore Recreation Park · park · Cass · ~55 km · Must-see
• Lake Lotawana · lake · Jackson · ~58 km · Must-see
• Wagon Knob · viewpoint · Lafayette · ~58 km · Must-see
• Hawk Ridge Park · park · Cass · ~59 km · Must-see
• Knob Noster State Park · park · Johnson · ~59 km · Must-see
• Cement City Limestone outcrops · viewpoint · Jackson · ~60 km · Must-see
• Bowler Hill · viewpoint · Jackson · ~61 km · Must-see
• Westerville, Cement City, and Raytown Limestone outcrops · viewpoint · Jackson · ~61 km · Must-see
• Summit Crossing Loop Park · church · Jackson · ~63 km · Must-see
• Prairie Lee Lake · lake · Jackson · ~63 km · Must-see
• Longview Mansion · fort · Jackson · ~66 km · Must-see
• Kansas City Group above, Pleasanton Group below · viewpoint · Jackson · ~66 km · Must-see
• Knobtown Sandstone at trail level · viewpoint · Jackson · ~67 km · Must-see
• Monkey Mountain Nature Reserve NorthEast · sanctuary · Jackson · ~67 km · Must-see
• Longview Lake Park · lake · Johnson · ~67 km · Must-see
• Longview Lake · lake · Jackson · ~68 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Salmon Lake South Dam

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Salmon Lake South Dam

• Lake Lotawana · lake · Jackson · ~58 km · Must-see
• Prairie Lee Lake · lake · Jackson · ~63 km · Must-see
• Longview Lake Park · lake · Johnson · ~67 km · Must-see
• Longview Lake · lake · Jackson · ~68 km · Must-see
• Jacomo Marina · lake · Jackson · ~69 km · Must-see
• Blue Springs Lake · lake · Jackson · ~71 km · Must-see
• Lake Clare · lake · Johnson · ~72 km · Must-see
• Harry S. Truman Reservoir · lake · St. Clair · ~73 km · Must-see
• Wildwood Dam · lake · Jackson · ~77 km · Must-see
• Hillsdale Lake · lake · Miami · ~96 km · Must-see

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