Center Dam

Center 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 Center 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 Center Dam — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 37.53705, -96.06239. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Center Dam

• Toronto Dam · lake · Woodson · ~32 km · Must-see
• Elk City Dam · lake · Montgomery · ~47 km · Must-see
• Fort Belmont · fort · Woodson · ~51 km · Must-see
• Historic Frisco Water Tower · attraction · Butler · ~54 km · Must-see
• Emmett Kelly Museum · museum · Chautauqua · ~59 km · Must-see
• Fall River State Park Fredonia Bay Area · park · Greenwood · ~17 km
• Fall River State Park Quarry Bay Area · park · Greenwood · ~17 km
• Fall River Lake · lake · Greenwood · ~17 km
• Fall River Lake · lake · Greenwood · ~18 km
• Polk Daniels Lake Dam · lake · Elk · ~21 km
• Benson Museum · museum · Elk · ~24 km
• South Mound · viewpoint · Wilson · ~26 km
• Elk Falls Waterfall · waterfall · Elk · ~26 km
• Round Top · viewpoint · Wilson · ~33 km
• Rocky Mound · viewpoint · Greenwood · ~38 km
• Santa Fe Lake Dam · lake · Elk · ~38 km
• Silver City Dome · viewpoint · Woodson · ~42 km
• Woodson State Fishing Lake Dam · lake · Woodson · ~42 km

See everything within a day’s drive of Center Dam

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Center Dam

• Toronto Dam · lake · Woodson · ~32 km · Must-see
• Elk City Dam · lake · Montgomery · ~47 km · Must-see
• Big Hill Dam · lake · Labette · ~76 km · Must-see
• Lake Parsons · lake · Neosho · ~81 km · Must-see
• Hulah Lake · lake · Osage · ~83 km · Must-see
• El Dorado Lake · lake · Butler · ~93 km · Must-see
• Neosho State Fishing Lake · lake · Neosho · ~96 km · Must-see
• John Redmond Dam · lake · Coffey · ~101 km · Must-see
• Waxhoma Lake Dam · lake · Osage · ~137 km · Must-see
• Melvern Lake · lake · Osage · ~137 km · Must-see

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