Ellsworth County Dam

Ellsworth County 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 Ellsworth County 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 Ellsworth County Dam — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 38.68715, -98.39804. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Ellsworth County Dam

• Fort Harker Museum Complex · museum · Ellsworth · ~26 km · Must-see
• Faris Caves · cave · Ellsworth · ~32 km · Must-see
• Wilson Reservoir · lake · Russell · ~40 km · Must-see
• Mushroom Rock State Park · attraction · Ellsworth · ~40 km · Must-see
• Kanopolis State Park · park · Ellsworth · ~45 km · Must-see
• Kanopolis Dam · lake · Ellsworth · ~48 km · Must-see
• Great Bend Zoo · sanctuary · Barton · ~59 km · Must-see
• Kansas Motorcycle Museum · museum · McPherson · ~64 km · Must-see
• Soldier Cap Mound · viewpoint · Saline · ~65 km · Must-see
• Quivira National Wildlife Refuge · sanctuary · Stafford · ~72 km · Must-see
• Rolling Hills Zoo · sanctuary · Saline · ~72 km · Must-see
• Hodgden House Museum Complex · museum · Ellsworth · ~19 km
• Immanuel Lutheran Church · church · Ellsworth · ~21 km
• Atlas Launch Facility 550-8 · fort · Ellsworth · ~21 km
• Northeast 60 Avenue · fort · Barton · ~29 km
• Northeast 220 Road · fort · Barton · ~29 km
• Fremont's Knob · viewpoint · Ellsworth · ~31 km
• Northeast 50 Avenue · fort · Barton · ~31 km

See everything within a day’s drive of Ellsworth County Dam

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Ellsworth County Dam

• Wilson Reservoir · lake · Russell · ~40 km · Must-see
• Kanopolis Dam · lake · Ellsworth · ~48 km · Must-see
• Inman Lake · lake · McPherson · ~96 km · Must-see
• Waconda Lake · lake · Mitchell · ~111 km · Must-see
• Cedar Bluff Dam · lake · Trego · ~144 km · Must-see
• Cheney Dam · lake · Sedgwick · ~149 km · Must-see
• Highland Dam · lake · Lincoln · ~34 km
• Fossil Creek Dam · lake · Russell · ~54 km
• Little River Dam · lake · Rice · ~55 km
• Park Smith Lake · lake · Stafford · ~76 km

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