Leland Dam

Leland 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 Leland 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 Leland Dam — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 43.33444, -89.95125. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Leland Dam

• Natural Bridge State Park · sanctuary · Sauk · ~3 km · Must-see
• Honey Creek State Natural Area · waterfall · Sauk · ~5 km · Must-see
• Badger Valley · viewpoint · Iowa · ~19 km · Must-see
• Dr. Evermor's Park · park · Sauk · ~19 km · Must-see
• Mazo Beach · beach · Dane · ~20 km · Must-see
• Ableman's Gorge State Natural Area · sanctuary · Sauk · ~22 km · Must-see
• Big Hollow · viewpoint · Sauk · ~22 km · Must-see
• Spirit Lake · lake · Sauk · ~25 km · Must-see
• Tower Hill State Park · sanctuary · Iowa · ~27 km · Must-see
• Taliesin · sanctuary · Iowa · ~29 km · Must-see
• Unity Chapel · church · Iowa · ~30 km · Must-see
• Parfrey's Glen State Natural Area · sanctuary · Sauk · ~34 km · Must-see
• Mirror Lake State Park · lake · Sauk · ~35 km · Must-see
• Pleasant Valley Conservancy State Natural Area · sanctuary · Dane · ~35 km · Must-see
• Lake Wisconsin · lake · Sauk · ~35 km · Must-see
• Man Mound · fort · Sauk · ~35 km · Must-see
• Gibraltar Rock State Natural Area · sanctuary · Columbia · ~35 km · Must-see
• Carr Valley · viewpoint · Richland · ~36 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Leland Dam

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Leland Dam

• Spirit Lake · lake · Sauk · ~25 km · Must-see
• Mirror Lake State Park · lake · Sauk · ~35 km · Must-see
• Lake Wisconsin · lake · Sauk · ~35 km · Must-see
• Lake Redstone · lake · Sauk · ~40 km · Must-see
• Lake Delton · lake · Sauk · ~40 km · Must-see
• Chapman Lake · lake · Sauk · ~43 km · Must-see
• Lost Lake State Natural Area · lake · Columbia · ~47 km · Must-see
• Lake Mendota · lake · Dane · ~61 km · Must-see
• Swan Lake Wildlife Area · lake · Columbia · ~61 km · Must-see
• Lake Wingra · lake · Dane · ~67 km · Must-see

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