Cushing Dam

Cushing Dam: crowds and conditions

Typical pattern: moderate; weekends busier. 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 Cushing Dam

Season: August to December when reservoirs are full and gates may open.

Busiest days: Weekends and long holidays.

Crowd: Moderate; weekends busier.

Typical week: Mon light · Tue light · Wed light · Thu light · Fri light · Sat busy · Sun busy.

How to reach Cushing Dam — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 36.01214, -96.87442. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Cushing Dam

• Stillwater Reformed Presbyterian Church · church · Payne · ~23 km · Must-see
• Boomer Lake · lake · Payne · ~29 km · Must-see
• The Botanic Garden at Oklahoma State University · sanctuary · Payne · ~29 km · Must-see
• Lone Chimney Lake · lake · Payne · ~33 km · Must-see
• Bell Cow Lake · lake · Lincoln · ~39 km · Must-see
• Stroud Sewage Lagoon · lake · Lincoln · ~44 km · Must-see
• Lake Carl Blackwell · lake · Payne · ~44 km · Must-see
• Bristow Christian Center · church · Creek · ~60 km · Must-see
• Perry Country Club Dam · lake · Noble · ~62 km · Must-see
• Sooner Dam · lake · Pawnee · ~63 km · Must-see
• Scottish Rite Museum · museum · Logan · ~64 km · Must-see
• Heyburn Dam · lake · Creek · ~66 km · Must-see
• Keystone Lake · lake · Osage · ~71 km · Must-see
• Walnut Creek Peninsula Recreation Area · sanctuary · Osage · ~74 km · Must-see
• Stillwater Creek Site 2 Dam · lake · Payne · ~9 km
• Oknoname 119004 Dam · lake · Payne · ~10 km
• Stillwater Creek Site 55 Dam · lake · Payne · ~11 km
• Stillwater Creek Site 55 Reservoir · lake · Payne · ~11 km

See everything within a day’s drive of Cushing Dam

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Cushing Dam

• Boomer Lake · lake · Payne · ~29 km · Must-see
• Lone Chimney Lake · lake · Payne · ~33 km · Must-see
• Bell Cow Lake · lake · Lincoln · ~39 km · Must-see
• Stroud Sewage Lagoon · lake · Lincoln · ~44 km · Must-see
• Lake Carl Blackwell · lake · Payne · ~44 km · Must-see
• Perry Country Club Dam · lake · Noble · ~62 km · Must-see
• Sooner Dam · lake · Pawnee · ~63 km · Must-see
• Heyburn Dam · lake · Creek · ~66 km · Must-see
• Keystone Lake · lake · Osage · ~71 km · Must-see
• Lake Arcadia · lake · Oklahoma · ~77 km · Must-see

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