Mayo Lake

Mayo Lake: 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 Mayo Lake

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 Mayo Lake — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 37.58423, -94.40917. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Mayo Lake

• Prairie State Park · sanctuary · Barton · ~18 km · Must-see
• Fort Scott National Historic Site · fort · Bourbon · ~49 km · Must-see
• Lunette Blair-Blockhouse · fort · Bourbon · ~49 km · Must-see
• Jasper County Courthouse · fort · Jasper · ~58 km · Must-see
• Osage Village State Historic Site · park · Vernon · ~60 km · Must-see
• Forest Park Church Carthage · church · Jasper · ~62 km · Must-see
• Blue Mound · viewpoint · Vernon · ~62 km · Must-see
• Mined Land Wildlife Area · park · Cherokee · ~67 km · Must-see
• Logue Lake Dam · lake · Barton · ~11 km
• Finis Moss Lake · lake · Vernon · ~11 km
• Francis Lake Dam · lake · Vernon · ~12 km
• Suiters Dam · lake · Barton · ~14 km
• Haake Mound · viewpoint · Barton · ~15 km
• Prairie State Park · sanctuary · Crawford · ~21 km
• Lamar Lake Dam · lake · Barton · ~22 km
• Blue Mound · viewpoint · Barton · ~22 km
• Marti Lake · lake · Barton · ~24 km
• Breezy Hill · viewpoint · Crawford · ~27 km

See everything within a day’s drive of Mayo Lake

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Mayo Lake

• Stockton Lake · lake · Dade · ~79 km · Must-see
• Neosho State Fishing Lake · lake · Neosho · ~90 km · Must-see
• Lake Parsons · lake · Neosho · ~106 km · Must-see
• Big Hill Dam · lake · Labette · ~125 km · Must-see
• Pomme De Terre State Park Marina · lake · Hickory · ~127 km · Must-see
• Harry S. Truman Reservoir · lake · St. Clair · ~127 km · Must-see
• McDaniel Lake Dam · lake · Greene · ~127 km · Must-see
• Valley Water Mill Dam · lake · Greene · ~136 km · Must-see
• Fellows Lake · lake · Greene · ~138 km · Must-see
• Silver Lake · lake · Stone · ~140 km · Must-see

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