Groff Upper Dam

Groff Upper 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 Groff Upper 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 Groff Upper Dam — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 38.08513, -92.27041. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Groff Upper Dam

• Collie Hollow · viewpoint · Pulaski · ~33 km · Must-see
• Uranus, Missouri · attraction · Pulaski · ~40 km · Must-see
• Rock Island Trail State Park · sanctuary · Cole · ~45 km · Must-see
• Kaintuck Hollow · viewpoint · Phelps · ~48 km · Must-see
• Ha Ha Tonka State Park · sanctuary · Camden · ~57 km · Must-see
• Frisco Lake · lake · Phelps · ~58 km · Must-see
• Mark Twain National Forest · sanctuary · Phelps · ~59 km · Must-see
• Coon Hollow · viewpoint · Laclede · ~65 km · Must-see
• McClung Park · park · Cole · ~67 km · Must-see
• Lake Niangua · lake · Camden · ~68 km · Must-see
• Jefferson Landing State Historic Site · park · Cole · ~69 km · Must-see
• Missouri State Capitol · museum · Cole · ~69 km · Must-see
• Fountain of the Centaurs · lake · Cole · ~70 km · Must-see
• Cathedral of Saint Joseph · church · Cole · ~71 km · Must-see
• Clark's Hill/Norton State Historic Site · park · Cole · ~71 km · Must-see
• St. James Chapel · church · Phelps · ~73 km · Must-see
• Fiery Fork Conservation Area · sanctuary · Camden · ~74 km · Must-see
• House Mounds · viewpoint · Miller · ~13 km

See everything within a day’s drive of Groff Upper Dam

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Groff Upper Dam

• Frisco Lake · lake · Phelps · ~58 km · Must-see
• Lake Niangua · lake · Camden · ~68 km · Must-see
• Fountain of the Centaurs · lake · Cole · ~70 km · Must-see
• Lake of the Ozarks · lake · Camden · ~76 km · Must-see
• Pomme De Terre State Park Marina · lake · Hickory · ~118 km · Must-see
• Harry S. Truman Reservoir · lake · St. Clair · ~141 km · Must-see
• Fellows Lake · lake · Greene · ~149 km · Must-see
• Joe Hanauer Lake · lake · Maries · ~13 km
• Lake Lottawatch · lake · Miller · ~22 km
• Richland RCAG · lake · Pulaski · ~25 km

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