Missouri Bend

Missouri Bend: crowds and conditions

Typical pattern: moderate; weekends busier. 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 Missouri Bend

Season: August to December when reservoirs are full and gates may open.

Busiest days: Weekends and long holidays.

Crowd: Moderate; weekends busier.

Typical week: Mon light · Tue light · Wed light · Thu light · Fri light · Sat busy · Sun busy.

How to reach Missouri Bend — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 40.00543, -95.31310. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Missouri Bend

• Big Lake · lake · Doniphan · ~10 km · Must-see
• Big Lake · lake · Holt · ~11 km · Must-see
• Brown State Fishing Lake Dam · lake · Brown · ~23 km · Must-see
• Itha T. Krumme Memorial Arboretum · park · Richardson · ~33 km · Must-see
• Indian Cave · cave · Richardson · ~40 km · Must-see
• Fort Plymouth · fort · Brown · ~43 km · Must-see
• Cathedral of St. Joseph · church · Doniphan · ~59 km · Must-see
• Pony Express Museum · museum · Doniphan · ~60 km · Must-see
• Albrecht-Kemper Museum · museum · Doniphan · ~61 km · Must-see
• Glore Psychiatric Museum · museum · Doniphan · ~63 km · Must-see
• Ebenezer Baptist Church · church · Atchison · ~64 km · Must-see
• Campbell Chapel AME Church · church · Atchison · ~64 km · Must-see
• Sallie House · attraction · Atchison · ~65 km · Must-see
• Captain Meriwether Lewis · museum · Nemaha · ~65 km · Must-see
• Amelia Earhart Birthplace Museum · museum · Atchison · ~65 km · Must-see
• Trinity Episcopal Church · church · Atchison · ~65 km · Must-see
• Nodaway County Historical Society · museum · Nodaway · ~66 km · Must-see
• Missouri State Arboretum · park · Nodaway · ~66 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Missouri Bend

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Missouri Bend

• Big Lake · lake · Doniphan · ~10 km · Must-see
• Big Lake · lake · Holt · ~11 km · Must-see
• Brown State Fishing Lake Dam · lake · Brown · ~23 km · Must-see
• Mozingo Lake Dam · lake · Nodaway · ~74 km · Must-see
• Bean Lake · lake · Atchison · ~79 km · Must-see
• Smithville Lake · lake · Clinton · ~114 km · Must-see
• Perry Lake · lake · Jefferson · ~115 km · Must-see
• Smithville Lake · lake · Wyandotte · ~118 km · Must-see
• Lake of Three Fires State Park · lake · Taylor · ~119 km · Must-see
• Shawnee County State Lake Dam · lake · Shawnee · ~124 km · Must-see

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