Hendren Dam

Hendren 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 Hendren 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 Hendren Dam — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 39.27600, -94.41136. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Hendren Dam

• Liberty Christian Fellowship · church · Clay · ~7 km · Must-see
• Kansas City Missouri Temple · church · Clay · ~12 km · Must-see
• Maple Woods Natural Area · sanctuary · Wyandotte · ~16 km · Must-see
• Worlds of Fun · park · Clay · ~16 km · Must-see
• Lake Maurer · lake · Clay · ~20 km · Must-see
• Smithville Lake · lake · Wyandotte · ~22 km · Must-see
• Watkins Mill State Park · sanctuary · Clay · ~24 km · Must-see
• Harry S Truman Presidential Library & Museum · museum · Jackson · ~24 km · Must-see
• Community of Christ Temple · church · Jackson · ~26 km · Must-see
• Community of Christ Auditorium · church · Jackson · ~26 km · Must-see
• Fort Osage National Historic Site · fort · Jackson · ~26 km · Must-see
• Smithville Lake · lake · Clinton · ~28 km · Must-see
• Arabia Steamboat Museum · museum · Wyandotte · ~29 km · Must-see
• Lighthouse Church of Independence · church · Jackson · ~30 km · Must-see
• Riss Lake · lake · Platte · ~30 km · Must-see
• Mutual Musicians Foundation · sanctuary · Jackson · ~30 km · Must-see
• Riss Lake · lake · Wyandotte · ~31 km · Must-see
• Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception · church · Wyandotte · ~31 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Hendren Dam

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Hendren Dam

• Lake Maurer · lake · Clay · ~20 km · Must-see
• Smithville Lake · lake · Wyandotte · ~22 km · Must-see
• Smithville Lake · lake · Clinton · ~28 km · Must-see
• Riss Lake · lake · Platte · ~30 km · Must-see
• Riss Lake · lake · Wyandotte · ~31 km · Must-see
• Blue Springs Lake · lake · Jackson · ~39 km · Must-see
• Wildwood Dam · lake · Jackson · ~39 km · Must-see
• Jacomo Marina · lake · Jackson · ~42 km · Must-see
• Prairie Lee Lake · lake · Jackson · ~48 km · Must-see
• Longview Lake · lake · Jackson · ~51 km · Must-see

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