Garst Dam

Garst 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 Garst 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 Garst Dam — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 41.84816, -94.69870. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Garst Dam

• Whiterock Conservancy · sanctuary · Guthrie · ~6 km · Must-see
• Swan Lake State Park · lake · Carroll · ~30 km · Must-see
• Museum of Danish America · museum · Shelby · ~52 km · Must-see
• Prairie Rose State Park · sanctuary · Shelby · ~63 km · Must-see
• Original Raccoon River Valley Trail · trek · Dallas · ~64 km · Must-see
• Kuehn Conservation Area · sanctuary · Dallas · ~70 km · Must-see
• Garst Warehouse CO Dam · lake · Guthrie · ~2 km
• Ascension Lutheran Church · church · Carroll · ~3 km
• First Christian Church · church · Carroll · ~4 km
• Shawn Muhr Memorial · fort · Carroll · ~4 km
• Freiler Dam · lake · Guthrie · ~7 km
• Dunbar Slough Wildlife Management Area · sanctuary · Greene · ~21 km
• Dunbar Slough · lake · Greene · ~22 km
• Sheeder Prairie State Preserve · sanctuary · Guthrie · ~25 km
• Quail Avenue · fort · Carroll · ~27 km
• Old Bagley School · fort · Guthrie · ~28 km
• First United Methodist Church · church · Audubon · ~30 km
• Farmstead Museum · museum · Carroll · ~30 km

See everything within a day’s drive of Garst Dam

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Garst Dam

• Swan Lake State Park · lake · Carroll · ~30 km · Must-see
• Big Creek Diversion Dam · lake · Polk · ~101 km · Must-see
• Saylorville Lake Project · lake · Polk · ~105 km · Must-see
• Dale Maffitt Reservoir · lake · Dallas · ~105 km · Must-see
• Lake Icaria County Recreation Area · lake · Adams · ~110 km · Must-see
• Ioway Creek · lake · Story · ~113 km · Must-see
• Little Wall Lake County Park · lake · Hamilton · ~124 km · Must-see
• Viking Lake State Park · lake · Montgomery · ~127 km · Must-see
• Anderson Goose Lake · lake · Hamilton · ~128 km · Must-see
• Lake Ahquabi State Park · lake · Warren · ~139 km · Must-see

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