Rauch Dam

Rauch 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 Rauch 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 Rauch Dam — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 38.99510, -93.75376. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Rauch Dam

• Wagon Knob · viewpoint · Lafayette · ~23 km · Must-see
• Battle of Lexington State Historic Site · fort · Lafayette · ~31 km · Must-see
• Powell Gardens · park · Johnson · ~35 km · Must-see
• Knob Noster State Park · park · Johnson · ~38 km · Must-see
• Bone Hill · viewpoint · Jackson · ~44 km · Must-see
• Joseph M. Miller Mausoleum · fort · Johnson · ~45 km · Must-see
• Monkey Mountain Nature Reserve NorthEast · sanctuary · Jackson · ~46 km · Must-see
• Fort Osage National Historic Site · fort · Jackson · ~54 km · Must-see
• Lake Lotawana · lake · Jackson · ~55 km · Must-see
• Jacomo Marina · lake · Jackson · ~62 km · Must-see
• KMOS-TV (Sedalia) · church · Pettis · ~62 km · Must-see
• Blue Springs Lake · lake · Jackson · ~62 km · Must-see
• Prairie Lee Lake · lake · Jackson · ~63 km · Must-see
• Bothwell Lodge State Historical Site · park · Pettis · ~64 km · Must-see
• Annie and Abel Van Meter State Park · sanctuary · Saline · ~65 km · Must-see
• Fort Orleans · fort · Saline · ~66 km · Must-see
• Utz Site · fort · Saline · ~67 km · Must-see
• Lake Maurer · lake · Clay · ~69 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Rauch Dam

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Rauch Dam

• Lake Lotawana · lake · Jackson · ~55 km · Must-see
• Jacomo Marina · lake · Jackson · ~62 km · Must-see
• Blue Springs Lake · lake · Jackson · ~62 km · Must-see
• Prairie Lee Lake · lake · Jackson · ~63 km · Must-see
• Lake Maurer · lake · Clay · ~69 km · Must-see
• Wildwood Dam · lake · Jackson · ~75 km · Must-see
• Longview Lake · lake · Jackson · ~78 km · Must-see
• Longview Lake Park · lake · Johnson · ~79 km · Must-see
• Lake Clare · lake · Johnson · ~87 km · Must-see
• Smithville Lake · lake · Wyandotte · ~101 km · Must-see

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