Meisner Dam

Meisner 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 Meisner 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 Meisner Dam — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 41.67546, -93.03358. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Meisner Dam

• Maytag Park · park · Jasper · ~3 km · Must-see
• Newton Arboretum and Botanical Gardens · sanctuary · Jasper · ~4 km · Must-see
• Conard Environmental Research Area · sanctuary · Jasper · ~18 km · Must-see
• Grinnell Historical Museum · museum · Poweshiek · ~33 km · Must-see
• Universalist Church · fort · Polk · ~34 km · Must-see
• KGRN-AM (Grinnell) · attraction · Poweshiek · ~35 km · Must-see
• Lake Red Rock · lake · Marion · ~40 km · Must-see
• Adventureland Resort · park · Polk · ~48 km · Must-see
• Dragon Slayer · temple · Polk · ~49 km · Must-see
• National Sprint Car Hall of Fame and Museum · museum · Marion · ~49 km · Must-see
• Glick-Sower Historical House · fort · Marshall · ~54 km · Must-see
• Greater Des Moines Botanical Garden · sanctuary · Polk · ~61 km · Must-see
• Iowa Events Center · attraction · Polk · ~62 km · Must-see
• Saint Anthony's Church · church · Polk · ~62 km · Must-see
• Trinity Las Americas United Methodist Church · church · Polk · ~63 km · Must-see
• Saint Ambrose Cathedral · church · Polk · ~63 km · Must-see
• The Cathedral Church of Saint Paul · church · Polk · ~63 km · Must-see
• Hotel Fort Des Moines · fort · Polk · ~63 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Meisner Dam

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Meisner Dam

• Lake Red Rock · lake · Marion · ~40 km · Must-see
• Saylorville Lake Project · lake · Polk · ~70 km · Must-see
• Big Creek Diversion Dam · lake · Polk · ~74 km · Must-see
• Lake Ahquabi State Park · lake · Warren · ~79 km · Must-see
• Ioway Creek · lake · Story · ~81 km · Must-see
• Dale Maffitt Reservoir · lake · Dallas · ~82 km · Must-see
• Little Wall Lake County Park · lake · Hamilton · ~103 km · Must-see
• Anderson Goose Lake · lake · Hamilton · ~108 km · Must-see
• Rathbun Lake · lake · Appanoose · ~113 km · Must-see
• Lake Wapello State Park · lake · Davis · ~129 km · Must-see

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