Sumner Dam

Sumner 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 Sumner 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 Sumner Dam — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 41.77375, -94.60941. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Sumner Dam

• Whiterock Conservancy · sanctuary · Guthrie · ~9 km · Must-see
• Swan Lake State Park · lake · Carroll · ~44 km · Must-see
• Museum of Danish America · museum · Shelby · ~54 km · Must-see
• Original Raccoon River Valley Trail · trek · Dallas · ~55 km · Must-see
• Kuehn Conservation Area · sanctuary · Dallas · ~57 km · Must-see
• Brenton Arboretum · sanctuary · Dallas · ~66 km · Must-see
• Prairie Rose State Park · sanctuary · Shelby · ~67 km · Must-see
• Freiler Dam · lake · Guthrie · ~9 km
• Sheeder Prairie State Preserve · sanctuary · Guthrie · ~12 km
• Garst Warehouse CO Dam · lake · Guthrie · ~12 km
• Garst Dam · lake · Guthrie · ~14 km
• Ascension Lutheran Church · church · Carroll · ~15 km
• Shawn Muhr Memorial · fort · Carroll · ~15 km
• First Christian Church · church · Carroll · ~15 km
• Old Bagley School · fort · Guthrie · ~21 km
• Horseshoe Cove Dam · lake · Guthrie · ~23 km
• Lake Panorama Dam · lake · Guthrie · ~26 km
• Guthrie County Historical Village · fort · Guthrie · ~28 km

See everything within a day’s drive of Sumner Dam

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Sumner Dam

• Swan Lake State Park · lake · Carroll · ~44 km · Must-see
• Big Creek Diversion Dam · lake · Polk · ~91 km · Must-see
• Dale Maffitt Reservoir · lake · Dallas · ~92 km · Must-see
• Saylorville Lake Project · lake · Polk · ~94 km · Must-see
• Lake Icaria County Recreation Area · lake · Adams · ~100 km · Must-see
• Ioway Creek · lake · Story · ~107 km · Must-see
• Viking Lake State Park · lake · Montgomery · ~120 km · Must-see
• Little Wall Lake County Park · lake · Hamilton · ~122 km · Must-see
• Lake Ahquabi State Park · lake · Warren · ~126 km · Must-see
• Anderson Goose Lake · lake · Hamilton · ~126 km · Must-see

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