Burns Dam

Burns 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 Burns 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 Burns Dam — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 43.93729, -90.97539. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Burns Dam

• Norskedalen Nature & Heritage Center, Inc. · museum · La Crosse · ~28 km · Must-see
• Grandad Bluff Park · park · La Crosse · ~29 km · Must-see
• French Island · river spot · La Crosse · ~30 km · Must-see
• Our Lady of Sorrows Chapel · church · La Crosse · ~31 km · Must-see
• Christ Episcopal Church · church · La Crosse · ~32 km · Must-see
• Riverside International Friendship Garden · sanctuary · La Crosse · ~33 km · Must-see
• Cathedral of Saint Joseph the Workman Catholic Church · church · La Crosse · ~33 km · Must-see
• Shrine of Our Lady of Guadalupe Church · church · La Crosse · ~33 km · Must-see
• Pettibone Park · park · La Crosse · ~34 km · Must-see
• Lake Onalaska · lake · La Crosse · ~35 km · Must-see
• Target Lake · lake · La Crosse · ~36 km · Must-see
• Upper Mississippi River National Wildlife and Fish Refuge · sanctuary · Vernon · ~45 km · Must-see
• Mississippi River Lock and Dam 6 · lake · Winona · ~47 km · Must-see
• Perrot State Park · sanctuary · Trempealeau · ~51 km · Must-see
• Brady's Bluff Prairie State Natural Area · sanctuary · Trempealeau · ~52 km · Must-see
• Wildcat Mountain State Park · sanctuary · Vernon · ~52 km · Must-see
• Wazee Lake · lake · Jackson · ~55 km · Must-see
• Wazee Lake Recreation Area · lake · Jackson · ~56 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Burns Dam

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Burns Dam

• Lake Onalaska · lake · La Crosse · ~35 km · Must-see
• Target Lake · lake · La Crosse · ~36 km · Must-see
• Mississippi River Lock and Dam 6 · lake · Winona · ~47 km · Must-see
• Wazee Lake · lake · Jackson · ~55 km · Must-see
• Wazee Lake Recreation Area · lake · Jackson · ~56 km · Must-see
• Winona station · lake · Buffalo · ~68 km · Must-see
• Lansing Big Lake · lake · Allamakee · ~78 km · Must-see
• Lake Winneshiek · lake · Allamakee · ~90 km · Must-see
• Castle Rock Lake · lake · Juneau · ~98 km · Must-see
• Lake Redstone · lake · Sauk · ~100 km · Must-see

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