Buckman Dam

Buckman 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 Buckman 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 Buckman Dam — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 39.66918, -91.97545. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Buckman Dam

• Saint Peters Brush Creek Catholic Church · church · Ralls · ~40 km · Must-see
• Clarence Cannon Dam · lake · Ralls · ~41 km · Must-see
• Griffin Hollow · viewpoint · Ralls · ~46 km · Must-see
• Rickey Hollow · viewpoint · Marion · ~61 km · Must-see
• Riverview Park · park · Marion · ~65 km · Must-see
• Mark Twain Boyhood Home & Museum · museum · Marion · ~66 km · Must-see
• Big Muddy National Fish and Wildlife Refuge · sanctuary · Boone · ~74 km · Must-see
• Shelby County Historical Society · museum · Shelby · ~8 km
• Paradise Lake · lake · Shelby · ~9 km
• Shelbina Lake · lake · Shelby · ~10 km
• Hunnewell Lake · lake · Shelby · ~12 km
• Shelbyville Lake Dam · lake · Shelby · ~21 km
• City of Monroe Dam A · lake · Monroe · ~24 km
• HWY 107 Beach · beach · Monroe · ~29 km
• Lake Tom Sawyer Dam · lake · Monroe · ~32 km
• Mark Twain Birthplace State Historic Site · museum · Monroe · ~32 km
• Clara's View Overlook · viewpoint · Monroe · ~32 km
• Crigler Mound Group · fort · Monroe · ~32 km

See everything within a day’s drive of Buckman Dam

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Buckman Dam

• Clarence Cannon Dam · lake · Ralls · ~41 km · Must-see
• Brookfield City Dam · lake · Linn · ~114 km · Must-see
• Lake Sugema Wildlife Management Area · lake · Van Buren · ~144 km · Must-see
• Paradise Lake · lake · Shelby · ~9 km
• Shelbina Lake · lake · Shelby · ~10 km
• Hunnewell Lake · lake · Shelby · ~12 km
• Shelbyville Lake Dam · lake · Shelby · ~21 km
• City of Monroe Dam A · lake · Monroe · ~24 km
• Lake Tom Sawyer Dam · lake · Monroe · ~32 km
• Jack Wood Dam · lake · Shelby · ~34 km

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