Fairchild Dam

Fairchild 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 Fairchild 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 Fairchild Dam — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 39.17191, -91.79267. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Fairchild Dam

• Big Muddy National Fish and Wildlife Refuge · sanctuary · Boone · ~41 km · Must-see
• Graham Cave · cave · Montgomery · ~44 km · Must-see
• Westminster Historic Gymnasium · sanctuary · Callaway · ~48 km · Must-see
• Clarence Cannon Dam · lake · Ralls · ~52 km · Must-see
• Calhoun Hollow · viewpoint · Montgomery · ~52 km · Must-see
• Rocky Fork Lakes Conservation Area · sanctuary · Boone · ~56 km · Must-see
• Griffin Hollow · viewpoint · Ralls · ~57 km · Must-see
• Albert-Oakland Park · park · Boone · ~62 km · Must-see
• First Christian Church · church · Boone · ~65 km · Must-see
• Sanborn Field · sanctuary · Boone · ~65 km · Must-see
• Saint Peters Brush Creek Catholic Church · church · Ralls · ~65 km · Must-see
• Missouri United Methodist Church · church · Boone · ~65 km · Must-see
• Maplewood House · fort · Boone · ~65 km · Must-see
• Museum of Art & Archaeology · museum · Boone · ~66 km · Must-see
• J.W. "Blind Boone" Home · fort · Boone · ~66 km · Must-see
• Francis Quadrangle · park · Boone · ~66 km · Must-see
• Second Baptist Church · church · Boone · ~66 km · Must-see
• St. Martin's Church · church · Montgomery · ~66 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Fairchild Dam

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Fairchild Dam

• Clarence Cannon Dam · lake · Ralls · ~52 km · Must-see
• Fountain of the Centaurs · lake · Cole · ~92 km · Must-see
• Burlington Lake Dam · lake · Audrain · ~6 km
• C and A Lake Dam · lake · Audrain · ~8 km
• Teal Lake Wetland · lake · Audrain · ~10 km
• Number 222 Reservoir · lake · Audrain · ~15 km
• Baker Lake Dam · lake · Callaway · ~29 km
• Ki-Wi Lake Dam · lake · Montgomery · ~29 km
• Vandalia Community Lake · lake · Audrain · ~29 km
• Lamers Lake Dam · lake · Callaway · ~30 km

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