Bushwhacker Dam

Bushwhacker 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 Bushwhacker 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 Bushwhacker Dam — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 37.67151, -94.40672. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Bushwhacker Dam

• Prairie State Park · sanctuary · Barton · ~27 km · Must-see
• Fort Scott National Historic Site · fort · Bourbon · ~41 km · Must-see
• Lunette Blair-Blockhouse · fort · Bourbon · ~41 km · Must-see
• Osage Village State Historic Site · park · Vernon · ~48 km · Must-see
• Blue Mound · viewpoint · Vernon · ~51 km · Must-see
• Jasper County Courthouse · fort · Jasper · ~70 km · Must-see
• Forest Park Church Carthage · church · Jasper · ~74 km · Must-see
• Mined Land Wildlife Area · park · Cherokee · ~74 km · Must-see
• Francis Lake Dam · lake · Vernon · ~3 km
• Finis Moss Lake · lake · Vernon · ~3 km
• Haake Mound · viewpoint · Barton · ~20 km
• Blue Mound · viewpoint · Barton · ~21 km
• Logue Lake Dam · lake · Barton · ~22 km
• First Christian Church · church · Vernon · ~24 km
• Bushwhacker Museum · museum · Vernon · ~24 km
• Katy Allen Lake · lake · Vernon · ~25 km
• Marquardt Dam · lake · Vernon · ~25 km
• Suiters Dam · lake · Barton · ~25 km

See everything within a day’s drive of Bushwhacker Dam

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Bushwhacker Dam

• Stockton Lake · lake · Dade · ~80 km · Must-see
• Neosho State Fishing Lake · lake · Neosho · ~94 km · Must-see
• Lake Parsons · lake · Neosho · ~109 km · Must-see
• Harry S. Truman Reservoir · lake · St. Clair · ~119 km · Must-see
• Pomme De Terre State Park Marina · lake · Hickory · ~123 km · Must-see
• Big Hill Dam · lake · Labette · ~130 km · Must-see
• McDaniel Lake Dam · lake · Greene · ~131 km · Must-see
• Valley Water Mill Dam · lake · Greene · ~140 km · Must-see
• Fellows Lake · lake · Greene · ~141 km · Must-see
• Silver Lake · lake · Stone · ~147 km · Must-see

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