Ward Dam

Ward 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 Ward 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 Ward Dam — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 37.13483, -90.08010. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Ward Dam

• Manning Cabin Hollow · viewpoint · Wayne · ~15 km · Must-see
• Thompson Hollow · viewpoint · Randolph · ~24 km · Must-see
• Maria Pellegrino Park · park · Alexander · ~26 km · Must-see
• Mingo Wilderness · sanctuary · Wayne · ~27 km · Must-see
• Perkins Hollow · viewpoint · Randolph · ~31 km · Must-see
• Peoples Hollow · viewpoint · Wayne · ~34 km · Must-see
• Bird Hill · viewpoint · Scott · ~35 km · Must-see
• White Hollow · viewpoint · Wayne · ~36 km · Must-see
• Lake Wappapello · lake · Wayne · ~36 km · Must-see
• Sam A. Baker State Park · sanctuary · Wayne · ~52 km · Must-see
• Meador Valley · viewpoint · Wayne · ~55 km · Must-see
• Rockpile Mountain Wilderness · sanctuary · Madison · ~56 km · Must-see
• McKendree Chapel · church · Alexander · ~61 km · Must-see
• Aley Mountain · viewpoint · Wayne · ~61 km · Must-see
• Poplar Bluff Depot · church · Butler · ~63 km · Must-see
• Tin Mine Mountain · viewpoint · Randolph · ~65 km · Must-see
• Fort D · fort · Alexander · ~65 km · Must-see
• Black Mountain · viewpoint · Randolph · ~65 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Ward Dam

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Ward Dam

• Lake Wappapello · lake · Wayne · ~36 km · Must-see
• Clearwater Lake · lake · Reynolds · ~78 km · Must-see
• Horseshoe Lake · lake · Scott · ~80 km · Must-see
• Horseshoe Lake Conservation Area · lake · Alexander · ~82 km · Must-see
• Horseshoe Lake State Fish and Wildlife Area · lake · Alexander · ~84 km · Must-see
• Lake Killarney · lake · Randolph · ~84 km · Must-see
• Butterfly Lake · lake · Randolph · ~93 km · Must-see
• Taum Sauk Upper Dam · lake · Reynolds · ~99 km · Must-see
• Wing Lake · lake · Monroe · ~107 km · Must-see
• Swan Lake · lake · West Tennessee · ~108 km · Must-see

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