Lake Joy Dam

Lake Joy 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 Lake Joy 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 Lake Joy Dam — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 37.67092, -91.32920. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Lake Joy Dam

• Canaan Hollow · viewpoint · Crawford · ~23 km · Must-see
• Marys Hollow · viewpoint · Monroe · ~37 km · Must-see
• Ozark Trail · trek · Dent · ~38 km · Must-see
• Dutch Hollow · viewpoint · Shannon · ~43 km · Must-see
• Devils Well · viewpoint · Shannon · ~45 km · Must-see
• Asher Hollow · viewpoint · Phelps · ~45 km · Must-see
• Peter Cave Hollow · cave · Monroe · ~46 km · Must-see
• Council Bluff Lake · lake · Monroe · ~47 km · Must-see
• Fort Diggings Hollow · fort · Monroe · ~47 km · Must-see
• Razor Hollow · viewpoint · Shannon · ~48 km · Must-see
• Montauk State Park · park · Dent · ~49 km · Must-see
• Howell Hollow · viewpoint · Shannon · ~50 km · Must-see
• Current River State Park · park · Shannon · ~50 km · Must-see
• Echo Bluff State Park · park · Shannon · ~51 km · Must-see
• Dooley Hollow · viewpoint · Shannon · ~51 km · Must-see
• Bell Mountain Wilderness · sanctuary · Iron · ~51 km · Must-see
• Goggins Mountain · viewpoint · Monroe · ~52 km · Must-see
• Brooks Hollow · viewpoint · Monroe · ~53 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Lake Joy Dam

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Lake Joy Dam

• Council Bluff Lake · lake · Monroe · ~47 km · Must-see
• Taum Sauk Upper Dam · lake · Reynolds · ~59 km · Must-see
• Frisco Lake · lake · Phelps · ~62 km · Must-see
• Wing Lake · lake · Monroe · ~72 km · Must-see
• Lake Killarney · lake · Randolph · ~84 km · Must-see
• Clearwater Lake · lake · Reynolds · ~94 km · Must-see
• Wildwood Lake · lake · Monroe · ~116 km · Must-see
• Butterfly Lake · lake · Randolph · ~120 km · Must-see
• Lake Wappapello · lake · Wayne · ~142 km · Must-see
• Kidd Lake State Natural Area · lake · Monroe · ~143 km · Must-see

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