Helvely Park Dam

Helvely Park 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 Helvely Park 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 Helvely Park Dam — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 39.38272, -94.56758. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Helvely Park Dam

• Smithville Lake · lake · Wyandotte · ~5 km · Must-see
• Smithville Lake · lake · Clinton · ~13 km · Must-see
• Maple Woods Natural Area · sanctuary · Wyandotte · ~21 km · Must-see
• Kansas City Missouri Temple · church · Clay · ~24 km · Must-see
• Liberty Christian Fellowship · church · Clay · ~24 km · Must-see
• Riss Lake · lake · Platte · ~27 km · Must-see
• Riss Lake · lake · Wyandotte · ~28 km · Must-see
• English Landing Park · park · Platte · ~30 km · Must-see
• Worlds of Fun · park · Clay · ~30 km · Must-see
• Watkins Mill State Park · sanctuary · Clay · ~33 km · Must-see
• Quindaro Townsite · fort · Wyandotte · ~33 km · Must-see
• Lake Maurer · lake · Clay · ~37 km · Must-see
• Fort Leavenworth · fort · Leavenworth · ~37 km · Must-see
• First Presbyterian Church of Kansas City Kansas · church · Wyandotte · ~38 km · Must-see
• Wyandotte National Burying Ground · sanctuary · Wyandotte · ~38 km · Must-see
• Dwight D. Eisenhower VA Medical Center · sanctuary · Leavenworth · ~38 km · Must-see
• C W Parker Carousel Museum · museum · Leavenworth · ~38 km · Must-see
• Arabia Steamboat Museum · museum · Wyandotte · ~38 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Helvely Park Dam

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Helvely Park Dam

• Smithville Lake · lake · Wyandotte · ~5 km · Must-see
• Smithville Lake · lake · Clinton · ~13 km · Must-see
• Riss Lake · lake · Platte · ~27 km · Must-see
• Riss Lake · lake · Wyandotte · ~28 km · Must-see
• Lake Maurer · lake · Clay · ~37 km · Must-see
• Bean Lake · lake · Atchison · ~50 km · Must-see
• Wildwood Dam · lake · Jackson · ~55 km · Must-see
• Blue Springs Lake · lake · Jackson · ~59 km · Must-see
• Jacomo Marina · lake · Jackson · ~61 km · Must-see
• Longview Lake · lake · Jackson · ~67 km · Must-see

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