Hopper Dam

Hopper 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 Hopper 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 Hopper Dam — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 39.04817, -92.34341. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Hopper Dam

• Rocky Fork Lakes Conservation Area · sanctuary · Boone · ~6 km · Must-see
• Albert-Oakland Park · park · Boone · ~10 km · Must-see
• Cosmo Park · park · Boone · ~11 km · Must-see
• First Christian Church · church · Boone · ~13 km · Must-see
• J.W. "Blind Boone" Home · fort · Boone · ~13 km · Must-see
• Second Baptist Church · church · Boone · ~13 km · Must-see
• Missouri United Methodist Church · church · Boone · ~14 km · Must-see
• Francis Quadrangle · park · Boone · ~14 km · Must-see
• Museum of Art & Archaeology · museum · Boone · ~15 km · Must-see
• Sanborn Field · sanctuary · Boone · ~15 km · Must-see
• Maplewood House · fort · Boone · ~20 km · Must-see
• Big Muddy National Fish and Wildlife Refuge · sanctuary · Boone · ~24 km · Must-see
• Eagle Bluffs Conservation Area · sanctuary · Boone · ~29 km · Must-see
• Katy Trail State Park · sanctuary · Cole · ~49 km · Must-see
• Westminster Historic Gymnasium · sanctuary · Callaway · ~50 km · Must-see
• Arrow Rock Historic District · fort · Saline · ~65 km · Must-see
• Cathedral of Saint Joseph · church · Cole · ~65 km · Must-see
• Fountain of the Centaurs · lake · Cole · ~68 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Hopper Dam

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Hopper Dam

• Fountain of the Centaurs · lake · Cole · ~68 km · Must-see
• Clarence Cannon Dam · lake · Ralls · ~100 km · Must-see
• Brookfield City Dam · lake · Linn · ~127 km · Must-see
• Lake of the Ozarks · lake · Camden · ~143 km · Must-see
• Little Leech Dam · lake · Boone · ~10 km
• Stephens Lake Dam · lake · Boone · ~14 km
• Fairview Lake Dam · lake · Boone · ~15 km
• Hagan Lake Dam · lake · Boone · ~15 km
• Scott Lake Dam · lake · Boone · ~15 km
• Hulen Lake East Dam · lake · Boone · ~15 km

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