Upper Dam

Upper 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 Upper 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 Upper Dam — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 37.75682, -97.05509. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Upper Dam

• Hindu Temple Of Greater Wichita · temple · Sedgwick · ~18 km · Must-see
• Wichita State University - Lowell D Holmes Museum of Anthropology · museum · Sedgwick · ~27 km · Must-see
• Ulrich Museum of Art · museum · Sedgwick · ~27 km · Must-see
• McAdams Park · park · Sedgwick · ~30 km · Must-see
• Museum of World Treasures · museum · Sedgwick · ~32 km · Must-see
• Great Plains Transportation Museum · museum · Sedgwick · ~32 km · Must-see
• Wichita - Sedgwick County Historical Museum · museum · Sedgwick · ~33 km · Must-see
• Exploration Place - Science and Discovery Center · museum · Sedgwick · ~33 km · Must-see
• Indian Center Museum · museum · Sedgwick · ~34 km · Must-see
• Wichita Art Museum · museum · Sedgwick · ~34 km · Must-see
• Old Cowtown Museum · museum · Sedgwick · ~35 km · Must-see
• The Wichita Botanica Gardens · church · Sedgwick · ~35 km · Must-see
• El Dorado Lake · lake · Butler · ~35 km · Must-see
• Sedgwick County Zoo · park · Sedgwick · ~40 km · Must-see
• Tanganyika Wildlife Park · park · Sedgwick · ~56 km · Must-see
• Peabody City Park · park · Marion · ~57 km · Must-see
• Historic Frisco Water Tower · attraction · Butler · ~59 km · Must-see
• Bernhard Warkentin Homestead · sanctuary · Harvey · ~60 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Upper Dam

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Upper Dam

• El Dorado Lake · lake · Butler · ~35 km · Must-see
• Lake Afton Dam · lake · Sedgwick · ~67 km · Must-see
• Marion County Dam · lake · Marion · ~78 km · Must-see
• Cheney Dam · lake · Sedgwick · ~82 km · Must-see
• Inman Lake · lake · McPherson · ~100 km · Must-see
• Toronto Dam · lake · Woodson · ~124 km · Must-see
• Kaw Lake · lake · Kay · ~138 km · Must-see
• Council Grove City Lake Dam · lake · Morris · ~139 km · Must-see
• Santa Fe Lake Dam · lake · Butler · ~7 km
• Augusta Waterworks Dam · lake · Butler · ~11 km

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