West Dam

West 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 West 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 West Dam — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 38.43332, -96.21877. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near West Dam

• Saint Andrew's Episcopal Church · church · Lyon · ~5 km · Must-see
• Red Rocks State Historic Site · sanctuary · Lyon · ~6 km · Must-see
• David Traylor Zoo · sanctuary · Lyon · ~8 km · Must-see
• Strong City Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Depot · attraction · Chase · ~35 km · Must-see
• Tallgrass Prairie National Preserve · sanctuary · Chase · ~36 km · Must-see
• Spring Hill Ranch · sanctuary · Chase · ~37 km · Must-see
• Council Grove · sanctuary · Morris · ~43 km · Must-see
• Hermit's Cave on Belfry Hill · cave · Morris · ~44 km · Must-see
• Melvern Lake · lake · Osage · ~46 km · Must-see
• Council Grove City Lake Dam · lake · Morris · ~50 km · Must-see
• Eisenhower State Park · park · Osage · ~52 km · Must-see
• John Redmond Dam · lake · Coffey · ~56 km · Must-see
• Lake Wabaunsee · lake · Wabaunsee · ~60 km · Must-see
• Osage County State Lake Dam · lake · Osage · ~75 km · Must-see
• First Church of the Nazarene · church · Lyon · ~1 km
• Life Church · church · Lyon · ~2 km
• First Christian Church · church · Lyon · ~3 km
• Memorial to Fallen Educators · fort · Lyon · ~4 km

See everything within a day’s drive of West Dam

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near West Dam

• Melvern Lake · lake · Osage · ~46 km · Must-see
• Council Grove City Lake Dam · lake · Morris · ~50 km · Must-see
• John Redmond Dam · lake · Coffey · ~56 km · Must-see
• Lake Wabaunsee · lake · Wabaunsee · ~60 km · Must-see
• Osage County State Lake Dam · lake · Osage · ~75 km · Must-see
• Pomona Dam · lake · Osage · ~78 km · Must-see
• Marion County Dam · lake · Marion · ~86 km · Must-see
• Lake Vaquero Dam · lake · Shawnee · ~92 km · Must-see
• Lake Sherwood Dam · lake · Shawnee · ~93 km · Must-see
• El Dorado Lake · lake · Butler · ~97 km · Must-see

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