Bean Lake Dam

Bean 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 Bean 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 Bean Lake Dam — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 37.48024, -94.44668. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Bean Lake Dam

• Prairie State Park · sanctuary · Barton · ~12 km · Must-see
• Jasper County Courthouse · fort · Jasper · ~45 km · Must-see
• Forest Park Church Carthage · church · Jasper · ~49 km · Must-see
• Mined Land Wildlife Area · park · Cherokee · ~57 km · Must-see
• Fort Scott National Historic Site · fort · Bourbon · ~58 km · Must-see
• Lunette Blair-Blockhouse · fort · Bourbon · ~58 km · Must-see
• Tanyard Hollow · viewpoint · Ottawa · ~62 km · Must-see
• Rainbow Bridge · attraction · Cherokee · ~65 km · Must-see
• George Washington Carver National Monument · sanctuary · Newton · ~69 km · Must-see
• Tri-State Marker · fort · Ottawa · ~70 km · Must-see
• Fort Baxter · museum · Ottawa · ~70 km · Must-see
• Osage Village State Historic Site · park · Vernon · ~74 km · Must-see
• Suiters Dam · lake · Barton · ~4 km
• Logue Lake Dam · lake · Barton · ~5 km
• Marti Lake · lake · Barton · ~11 km
• Prairie State Park · sanctuary · Crawford · ~14 km
• Shelton Lake · lake · Jasper · ~17 km
• Haake Mound · viewpoint · Barton · ~18 km

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

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Bean Lake Dam

• Stockton Lake · lake · Dade · ~83 km · Must-see
• Neosho State Fishing Lake · lake · Neosho · ~84 km · Must-see
• Lake Parsons · lake · Neosho · ~100 km · Must-see
• Big Hill Dam · lake · Labette · ~117 km · Must-see
• McDaniel Lake Dam · lake · Greene · ~128 km · Must-see
• Grand Lake o' the Cherokees · lake · Delaware · ~129 km · Must-see
• Silver Lake · lake · Stone · ~135 km · Must-see
• Valley Water Mill Dam · lake · Greene · ~136 km · Must-see
• Pomme De Terre State Park Marina · lake · Hickory · ~136 km · Must-see
• Fellows Lake · lake · Greene · ~139 km · Must-see

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