Gash Dam

Gash 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 Gash 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 Gash Dam — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 39.06876, -93.70671. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Gash Dam

• Battle of Lexington State Historic Site · fort · Lafayette · ~25 km · Must-see
• Wagon Knob · viewpoint · Lafayette · ~32 km · Must-see
• Powell Gardens · park · Johnson · ~45 km · Must-see
• Knob Noster State Park · park · Johnson · ~46 km · Must-see
• Bone Hill · viewpoint · Jackson · ~47 km · Must-see
• Monkey Mountain Nature Reserve NorthEast · sanctuary · Jackson · ~51 km · Must-see
• Fort Osage National Historic Site · fort · Jackson · ~55 km · Must-see
• Annie and Abel Van Meter State Park · sanctuary · Saline · ~55 km · Must-see
• Fort Orleans · fort · Saline · ~56 km · Must-see
• Joseph M. Miller Mausoleum · fort · Johnson · ~56 km · Must-see
• Utz Site · fort · Saline · ~57 km · Must-see
• Lake Lotawana · lake · Jackson · ~63 km · Must-see
• KMOS-TV (Sedalia) · church · Pettis · ~65 km · Must-see
• Bothwell Lodge State Historical Site · park · Pettis · ~65 km · Must-see
• Lake Maurer · lake · Clay · ~67 km · Must-see
• Jacomo Marina · lake · Jackson · ~68 km · Must-see
• Blue Springs Lake · lake · Jackson · ~68 km · Must-see
• Prairie Lee Lake · lake · Jackson · ~70 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Gash Dam

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Gash Dam

• Lake Lotawana · lake · Jackson · ~63 km · Must-see
• Lake Maurer · lake · Clay · ~67 km · Must-see
• Jacomo Marina · lake · Jackson · ~68 km · Must-see
• Blue Springs Lake · lake · Jackson · ~68 km · Must-see
• Prairie Lee Lake · lake · Jackson · ~70 km · Must-see
• Wildwood Dam · lake · Jackson · ~81 km · Must-see
• Longview Lake · lake · Jackson · ~85 km · Must-see
• Longview Lake Park · lake · Johnson · ~86 km · Must-see
• Lake Clare · lake · Johnson · ~95 km · Must-see
• Smithville Lake · lake · Wyandotte · ~100 km · Must-see

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