Bishop Dam

Bishop Dam: crowds and conditions

Typical pattern: moderate; weekends busier. 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 Bishop Dam

Season: August to December when reservoirs are full and gates may open.

Busiest days: Weekends and long holidays.

Crowd: Moderate; weekends busier.

Typical week: Mon light · Tue light · Wed light · Thu light · Fri light · Sat busy · Sun busy.

How to reach Bishop Dam — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 37.60671, -91.31680. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Bishop Dam

• Ozark Trail · trek · Dent · ~29 km · Must-see
• Canaan Hollow · viewpoint · Crawford · ~32 km · Must-see
• Dutch Hollow · viewpoint · Shannon · ~35 km · Must-see
• Devils Well · viewpoint · Shannon · ~37 km · Must-see
• Current River State Park · park · Shannon · ~42 km · Must-see
• Razor Hollow · viewpoint · Shannon · ~42 km · Must-see
• Echo Bluff State Park · park · Shannon · ~42 km · Must-see
• Howell Hollow · viewpoint · Shannon · ~44 km · Must-see
• Dooley Hollow · viewpoint · Shannon · ~44 km · Must-see
• Peter Cave Hollow · cave · Monroe · ~45 km · Must-see
• Marys Hollow · viewpoint · Monroe · ~45 km · Must-see
• Montauk State Park · park · Dent · ~46 km · Must-see
• Brooks Hollow · viewpoint · Monroe · ~46 km · Must-see
• Council Bluff Lake · lake · Monroe · ~47 km · Must-see
• Goggins Mountain · viewpoint · Monroe · ~48 km · Must-see
• Carr Hollow · viewpoint · Shannon · ~49 km · Must-see
• Johnson's Shut-Ins State Park · sanctuary · Reynolds · ~50 km · Must-see
• Bell Mountain Wilderness · sanctuary · Iron · ~50 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Bishop Dam

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Bishop Dam

• Council Bluff Lake · lake · Monroe · ~47 km · Must-see
• Taum Sauk Upper Dam · lake · Reynolds · ~56 km · Must-see
• Frisco Lake · lake · Phelps · ~69 km · Must-see
• Wing Lake · lake · Monroe · ~73 km · Must-see
• Lake Killarney · lake · Randolph · ~82 km · Must-see
• Clearwater Lake · lake · Reynolds · ~86 km · Must-see
• Wildwood Lake · lake · Monroe · ~120 km · Must-see
• Butterfly Lake · lake · Randolph · ~120 km · Must-see
• Lake Wappapello · lake · Wayne · ~135 km · Must-see
• Kidd Lake State Natural Area · lake · Monroe · ~146 km · Must-see

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