Allison Dam

Allison 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 Allison 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 Allison Dam — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 37.87039, -96.84390. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Allison Dam

• El Dorado Lake · lake · Butler · ~7 km · Must-see
• Historic Frisco Water Tower · attraction · Butler · ~45 km · Must-see
• Hindu Temple Of Greater Wichita · temple · Sedgwick · ~46 km · Must-see
• Peabody City Park · park · Marion · ~51 km · Must-see
• Wichita State University - Lowell D Holmes Museum of Anthropology · museum · Sedgwick · ~54 km · Must-see
• Ulrich Museum of Art · museum · Sedgwick · ~54 km · Must-see
• McAdams Park · park · Sedgwick · ~57 km · Must-see
• Museum of World Treasures · museum · Sedgwick · ~59 km · Must-see
• Great Plains Transportation Museum · museum · Sedgwick · ~59 km · Must-see
• Wichita - Sedgwick County Historical Museum · museum · Sedgwick · ~60 km · Must-see
• Exploration Place - Science and Discovery Center · museum · Sedgwick · ~61 km · Must-see
• Indian Center Museum · museum · Sedgwick · ~61 km · Must-see
• Wichita Art Museum · museum · Sedgwick · ~61 km · Must-see
• Old Cowtown Museum · museum · Sedgwick · ~62 km · Must-see
• The Wichita Botanica Gardens · church · Sedgwick · ~62 km · Must-see
• Marion County Dam · lake · Marion · ~64 km · Must-see
• Marion County Park · park · Marion · ~64 km · Must-see
• Sedgwick County Zoo · park · Sedgwick · ~66 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Allison Dam

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Allison Dam

• El Dorado Lake · lake · Butler · ~7 km · Must-see
• Marion County Dam · lake · Marion · ~64 km · Must-see
• Lake Afton Dam · lake · Sedgwick · ~94 km · Must-see
• Toronto Dam · lake · Woodson · ~102 km · Must-see
• Cheney Dam · lake · Sedgwick · ~107 km · Must-see
• Inman Lake · lake · McPherson · ~109 km · Must-see
• Council Grove City Lake Dam · lake · Morris · ~117 km · Must-see
• John Redmond Dam · lake · Coffey · ~127 km · Must-see
• Elk City Dam · lake · Montgomery · ~143 km · Must-see
• Melvern Lake · lake · Osage · ~143 km · Must-see

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