Oswald Lake Dam

Oswald Lake 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 Oswald Lake 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 Oswald Lake Dam — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 38.94362, -92.75994. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Oswald Lake Dam

• Arrow Rock Historic District · fort · Saline · ~26 km · Must-see
• Eagle Bluffs Conservation Area · sanctuary · Boone · ~35 km · Must-see
• Cosmo Park · park · Boone · ~43 km · Must-see
• Second Baptist Church · church · Boone · ~46 km · Must-see
• J.W. "Blind Boone" Home · fort · Boone · ~46 km · Must-see
• Francis Quadrangle · park · Boone · ~47 km · Must-see
• Missouri United Methodist Church · church · Boone · ~47 km · Must-see
• First Christian Church · church · Boone · ~47 km · Must-see
• Museum of Art & Archaeology · museum · Boone · ~47 km · Must-see
• Sanborn Field · sanctuary · Boone · ~47 km · Must-see
• Albert-Oakland Park · park · Boone · ~49 km · Must-see
• Maplewood House · fort · Boone · ~50 km · Must-see
• Rocky Fork Lakes Conservation Area · sanctuary · Boone · ~53 km · Must-see
• Katy Trail State Park · sanctuary · Cole · ~53 km · Must-see
• Bothwell Lodge State Historical Site · park · Pettis · ~54 km · Must-see
• KMOS-TV (Sedalia) · church · Pettis · ~62 km · Must-see
• Big Muddy National Fish and Wildlife Refuge · sanctuary · Boone · ~70 km · Must-see
• Utz Site · fort · Saline · ~70 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Oswald Lake Dam

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Oswald Lake Dam

• Fountain of the Centaurs · lake · Cole · ~81 km · Must-see
• Lake of the Ozarks · lake · Camden · ~114 km · Must-see
• Brookfield City Dam · lake · Linn · ~122 km · Must-see
• Harry S. Truman Reservoir · lake · St. Clair · ~135 km · Must-see
• Lake Niangua · lake · Camden · ~142 km · Must-see
• Clarence Cannon Dam · lake · Ralls · ~145 km · Must-see
• M K T Lake · lake · Howard · ~11 km
• Robinsons Dam · lake · Cooper · ~18 km
• Fayette Old City Lake Dam · lake · Howard · ~28 km
• Elliot Davis Lake Dam · lake · Howard · ~29 km

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