Porter Dam

Porter Dam: 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 Porter Dam

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 Porter Dam — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 36.95531, -90.45523. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Porter Dam

• Lake Wappapello · lake · Wayne · ~12 km · Must-see
• Peoples Hollow · viewpoint · Wayne · ~20 km · Must-see
• Meador Valley · viewpoint · Wayne · ~25 km · Must-see
• Mingo Wilderness · sanctuary · Wayne · ~27 km · Must-see
• Poplar Bluff Depot · church · Butler · ~29 km · Must-see
• Manning Cabin Hollow · viewpoint · Wayne · ~34 km · Must-see
• Kelow Valley · viewpoint · Wayne · ~34 km · Must-see
• White Hollow · viewpoint · Wayne · ~35 km · Must-see
• Aley Mountain · viewpoint · Wayne · ~41 km · Must-see
• Perkins Hollow · viewpoint · Randolph · ~42 km · Must-see
• Sam A. Baker State Park · sanctuary · Wayne · ~43 km · Must-see
• Clearwater Lake · lake · Reynolds · ~46 km · Must-see
• Thompson Hollow · viewpoint · Randolph · ~50 km · Must-see
• Aldrich Valley · viewpoint · Carter · ~52 km · Must-see
• Stony Mountain · viewpoint · Randolph · ~60 km · Must-see
• Stony Mountain · viewpoint · Iron · ~60 km · Must-see
• Big Spring · attraction · Carter · ~60 km · Must-see
• Mansco Hollow · viewpoint · Ripley · ~63 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Porter Dam

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Porter Dam

• Lake Wappapello · lake · Wayne · ~12 km · Must-see
• Clearwater Lake · lake · Reynolds · ~46 km · Must-see
• Lake Killarney · lake · Randolph · ~90 km · Must-see
• Taum Sauk Upper Dam · lake · Reynolds · ~90 km · Must-see
• Wing Lake · lake · Monroe · ~112 km · Must-see
• Council Bluff Lake · lake · Monroe · ~118 km · Must-see
• Butterfly Lake · lake · Randolph · ~118 km · Must-see
• Horseshoe Lake · lake · Scott · ~125 km · Must-see
• Horseshoe Lake Conservation Area · lake · Alexander · ~126 km · Must-see
• Horseshoe Lake State Fish and Wildlife Area · lake · Alexander · ~127 km · Must-see

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