Crystal Lakes Dam

Crystal Lakes 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 Crystal Lakes 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 Crystal Lakes Dam — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 39.17739, -93.86568. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Crystal Lakes Dam

• Battle of Lexington State Historic Site · fort · Lafayette · ~3 km · Must-see
• Bone Hill · viewpoint · Jackson · ~31 km · Must-see
• Wagon Knob · viewpoint · Lafayette · ~34 km · Must-see
• Fort Osage National Historic Site · fort · Jackson · ~35 km · Must-see
• Monkey Mountain Nature Reserve NorthEast · sanctuary · Jackson · ~41 km · Must-see
• Lake Maurer · lake · Clay · ~44 km · Must-see
• Powell Gardens · park · Johnson · ~46 km · Must-see
• Watkins Mill State Park · sanctuary · Clay · ~53 km · Must-see
• Lake Lotawana · lake · Jackson · ~55 km · Must-see
• Blue Springs Lake · lake · Jackson · ~56 km · Must-see
• Jacomo Marina · lake · Jackson · ~57 km · Must-see
• Adair Park · park · Jackson · ~60 km · Must-see
• Prairie Lee Lake · lake · Jackson · ~60 km · Must-see
• Harry S Truman Presidential Library & Museum · museum · Jackson · ~61 km · Must-see
• Lighthouse Church of Independence · church · Jackson · ~61 km · Must-see
• Community of Christ Temple · church · Jackson · ~62 km · Must-see
• Community of Christ Auditorium · church · Jackson · ~62 km · Must-see
• Liberty Christian Fellowship · church · Clay · ~64 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Crystal Lakes Dam

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Crystal Lakes Dam

• Lake Maurer · lake · Clay · ~44 km · Must-see
• Lake Lotawana · lake · Jackson · ~55 km · Must-see
• Blue Springs Lake · lake · Jackson · ~56 km · Must-see
• Jacomo Marina · lake · Jackson · ~57 km · Must-see
• Prairie Lee Lake · lake · Jackson · ~60 km · Must-see
• Wildwood Dam · lake · Jackson · ~68 km · Must-see
• Longview Lake · lake · Jackson · ~75 km · Must-see
• Longview Lake Park · lake · Johnson · ~76 km · Must-see
• Smithville Lake · lake · Wyandotte · ~78 km · Must-see
• Smithville Lake · lake · Clinton · ~80 km · Must-see

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