White Dam

White 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 White 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 White Dam — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 39.02836, -95.82863. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near White Dam

• Lake Vaquero Dam · lake · Shawnee · ~4 km · Must-see
• Lake Sherwood Dam · lake · Shawnee · ~7 km · Must-see
• Kansas Museum of History · museum · Shawnee · ~7 km · Must-see
• Kansas State Historical Society - Center for Historical Research · museum · Shawnee · ~7 km · Must-see
• Silver Lake Lions Club Community Park · lake · Shawnee · ~10 km · Must-see
• Doran Rock Garden · sanctuary · Shawnee · ~11 km · Must-see
• Gage Park · park · Shawnee · ~11 km · Must-see
• Topeka Zoo · church · Shawnee · ~12 km · Must-see
• Westboro Baptist Church · church · Shawnee · ~12 km · Must-see
• Washburn Park · sanctuary · Shawnee · ~13 km · Must-see
• Sumner Elementary School · sanctuary · Shawnee · ~16 km · Must-see
• Brown v Board of Education National Historic Site · sanctuary · Shawnee · ~16 km · Must-see
• Ward-Meade Park and Botanical Gardens · sanctuary · Shawnee · ~17 km · Must-see
• Great Overland Station · museum · Shawnee · ~18 km · Must-see
• Lake Shawnee Park · lake · Shawnee · ~22 km · Must-see
• Shawnee County State Lake Dam · lake · Shawnee · ~24 km · Must-see
• Lake Jivaro Dam · lake · Shawnee · ~30 km · Must-see
• Osage County State Lake Dam · lake · Osage · ~41 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of White Dam

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near White Dam

• Lake Vaquero Dam · lake · Shawnee · ~4 km · Must-see
• Lake Sherwood Dam · lake · Shawnee · ~7 km · Must-see
• Silver Lake Lions Club Community Park · lake · Shawnee · ~10 km · Must-see
• Lake Shawnee Park · lake · Shawnee · ~22 km · Must-see
• Shawnee County State Lake Dam · lake · Shawnee · ~24 km · Must-see
• Lake Jivaro Dam · lake · Shawnee · ~30 km · Must-see
• Osage County State Lake Dam · lake · Osage · ~41 km · Must-see
• Lake Wabaunsee · lake · Wabaunsee · ~46 km · Must-see
• Perry Lake · lake · Jefferson · ~46 km · Must-see
• Clinton Lake · lake · Douglas · ~50 km · Must-see

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