Varner Dam

Varner 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 Varner 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 Varner Dam — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 39.19975, -95.32636. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Varner Dam

• Perry Lake · lake · Jefferson · ~14 km · Must-see
• Constitution Hall State Historic Site · sanctuary · Douglas · ~23 km · Must-see
• North Lawrence Christian Church · church · Douglas · ~33 km · Must-see
• Plymouth Congregational Church · church · Douglas · ~34 km · Must-see
• Saint Luke African Methodist Episcopal Church · church · Douglas · ~34 km · Must-see
• Mount Oread · viewpoint · Douglas · ~34 km · Must-see
• Watkins Museum of History · museum · Douglas · ~34 km · Must-see
• Spencer Museum of Art · museum · Douglas · ~35 km · Must-see
• Natural History Museum · museum · Douglas · ~35 km · Must-see
• Lake Jivaro Dam · lake · Shawnee · ~36 km · Must-see
• Clinton State Park · sanctuary · Douglas · ~36 km · Must-see
• Haskell Indian Nations University · sanctuary · Douglas · ~38 km · Must-see
• Clinton Lake · lake · Douglas · ~40 km · Must-see
• Franklin's Fort · fort · Douglas · ~40 km · Must-see
• Baker Wetlands · sanctuary · Douglas · ~40 km · Must-see
• Great Overland Station · museum · Shawnee · ~41 km · Must-see
• Stewart's Fort · fort · Douglas · ~42 km · Must-see
• Lake Shawnee Park · lake · Shawnee · ~43 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Varner Dam

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Varner Dam

• Perry Lake · lake · Jefferson · ~14 km · Must-see
• Lake Jivaro Dam · lake · Shawnee · ~36 km · Must-see
• Clinton Lake · lake · Douglas · ~40 km · Must-see
• Lake Shawnee Park · lake · Shawnee · ~43 km · Must-see
• Lone Star Lake Dam · lake · Douglas · ~50 km · Must-see
• Shawnee County State Lake Dam · lake · Shawnee · ~51 km · Must-see
• Bean Lake · lake · Atchison · ~52 km · Must-see
• Lake Sherwood Dam · lake · Shawnee · ~56 km · Must-see
• Lake Vaquero Dam · lake · Shawnee · ~57 km · Must-see
• Silver Lake Lions Club Community Park · lake · Shawnee · ~59 km · Must-see

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