Varner Dam

Varner 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 Varner 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 Varner Dam — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 39.04314, -94.09844. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Varner Dam

• Monkey Mountain Nature Reserve NorthEast · sanctuary · Jackson · ~9 km · Must-see
• Bone Hill · viewpoint · Jackson · ~10 km · Must-see
• Wagon Knob · viewpoint · Lafayette · ~20 km · Must-see
• Fort Osage National Historic Site · fort · Jackson · ~23 km · Must-see
• Lake Lotawana · lake · Jackson · ~24 km · Must-see
• Powell Gardens · park · Johnson · ~24 km · Must-see
• Blue Springs Lake · lake · Jackson · ~26 km · Must-see
• Jacomo Marina · lake · Jackson · ~26 km · Must-see
• Prairie Lee Lake · lake · Jackson · ~29 km · Must-see
• Adair Park · park · Jackson · ~32 km · Must-see
• Battle of Lexington State Historic Site · fort · Lafayette · ~32 km · Must-see
• Lighthouse Church of Independence · church · Jackson · ~34 km · Must-see
• Harry S Truman Presidential Library & Museum · museum · Jackson · ~36 km · Must-see
• Community of Christ Temple · church · Jackson · ~36 km · Must-see
• Community of Christ Auditorium · church · Jackson · ~36 km · Must-see
• Winterset Limestone Cliffs · viewpoint · Jackson · ~37 km · Must-see
• Cement City Limestone outcrops · viewpoint · Jackson · ~37 km · Must-see
• Westerville, Cement City, and Raytown Limestone outcrops · viewpoint · Jackson · ~37 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Varner Dam

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Varner Dam

• Lake Lotawana · lake · Jackson · ~24 km · Must-see
• Blue Springs Lake · lake · Jackson · ~26 km · Must-see
• Jacomo Marina · lake · Jackson · ~26 km · Must-see
• Prairie Lee Lake · lake · Jackson · ~29 km · Must-see
• Wildwood Dam · lake · Jackson · ~39 km · Must-see
• Lake Maurer · lake · Clay · ~41 km · Must-see
• Longview Lake · lake · Jackson · ~44 km · Must-see
• Longview Lake Park · lake · Johnson · ~45 km · Must-see
• Lake Clare · lake · Johnson · ~53 km · Must-see
• Riss Lake · lake · Platte · ~66 km · Must-see

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