Cooley Lake Conservation Area

Cooley Lake Conservation Area: 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 Cooley Lake Conservation Area

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 Cooley Lake Conservation Area — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 39.24111, -94.24361. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Cooley Lake Conservation Area

• Fort Osage National Historic Site · fort · Jackson · ~9 km · Must-see
• Lake Maurer · lake · Clay · ~11 km · Must-see
• Bone Hill · viewpoint · Jackson · ~22 km · Must-see
• Liberty Christian Fellowship · church · Clay · ~22 km · Must-see
• Watkins Mill State Park · sanctuary · Clay · ~22 km · Must-see
• Harry S Truman Presidential Library & Museum · museum · Jackson · ~27 km · Must-see
• Worlds of Fun · park · Clay · ~28 km · Must-see
• Kansas City Missouri Temple · church · Clay · ~28 km · Must-see
• Community of Christ Temple · church · Jackson · ~29 km · Must-see
• Community of Christ Auditorium · church · Jackson · ~29 km · Must-see
• Lighthouse Church of Independence · church · Jackson · ~31 km · Must-see
• Adair Park · park · Jackson · ~32 km · Must-see
• Maple Woods Natural Area · sanctuary · Wyandotte · ~33 km · Must-see
• Monkey Mountain Nature Reserve NorthEast · sanctuary · Jackson · ~33 km · Must-see
• Blue Springs Lake · lake · Jackson · ~34 km · Must-see
• Quivira Shale Outcrop · viewpoint · Jackson · ~36 km · Must-see
• Jacomo Marina · lake · Jackson · ~37 km · Must-see
• Winterset Limestone Outcrop · viewpoint · Jackson · ~38 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Cooley Lake Conservation Area

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Cooley Lake Conservation Area

• Lake Maurer · lake · Clay · ~11 km · Must-see
• Blue Springs Lake · lake · Jackson · ~34 km · Must-see
• Jacomo Marina · lake · Jackson · ~37 km · Must-see
• Smithville Lake · lake · Wyandotte · ~38 km · Must-see
• Wildwood Dam · lake · Jackson · ~41 km · Must-see
• Smithville Lake · lake · Clinton · ~42 km · Must-see
• Prairie Lee Lake · lake · Jackson · ~43 km · Must-see
• Lake Lotawana · lake · Jackson · ~44 km · Must-see
• Riss Lake · lake · Platte · ~47 km · Must-see
• Riss Lake · lake · Wyandotte · ~47 km · Must-see

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