Roy Davis Dam

Roy Davis 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 Roy Davis 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 Roy Davis Dam — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 37.49174, -91.20241. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Roy Davis Dam

• Ozark Trail · trek · Dent · ~11 km · Must-see
• Brooks Hollow · viewpoint · Monroe · ~28 km · Must-see
• Dutch Hollow · viewpoint · Shannon · ~32 km · Must-see
• Echo Bluff State Park · park · Shannon · ~34 km · Must-see
• Current River State Park · park · Shannon · ~35 km · Must-see
• Goggins Mountain · viewpoint · Monroe · ~35 km · Must-see
• Pogue Hollow · viewpoint · Randolph · ~35 km · Must-see
• Devils Well · viewpoint · Shannon · ~36 km · Must-see
• Peter Cave Hollow · cave · Monroe · ~38 km · Must-see
• Johnson's Shut-Ins State Park · sanctuary · Reynolds · ~38 km · Must-see
• Robinson Hollow · viewpoint · Randolph · ~39 km · Must-see
• Christian Hollow · viewpoint · Reynolds · ~41 km · Must-see
• Coleman Hollow · viewpoint · Reynolds · ~42 km · Must-see
• Bell Mountain Wilderness · sanctuary · Iron · ~42 km · Must-see
• Carr Hollow · viewpoint · Shannon · ~42 km · Must-see
• Dry Valley · viewpoint · Randolph · ~43 km · Must-see
• Taum Sauk Upper Dam · lake · Reynolds · ~43 km · Must-see
• McHenry Hollow · viewpoint · Shannon · ~45 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Roy Davis Dam

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Roy Davis Dam

• Taum Sauk Upper Dam · lake · Reynolds · ~43 km · Must-see
• Council Bluff Lake · lake · Monroe · ~45 km · Must-see
• Clearwater Lake · lake · Reynolds · ~66 km · Must-see
• Wing Lake · lake · Monroe · ~67 km · Must-see
• Lake Killarney · lake · Randolph · ~71 km · Must-see
• Frisco Lake · lake · Phelps · ~89 km · Must-see
• Butterfly Lake · lake · Randolph · ~113 km · Must-see
• Lake Wappapello · lake · Wayne · ~115 km · Must-see
• Wildwood Lake · lake · Monroe · ~121 km · Must-see
• Mammoth Spring · lake · Fulton · ~143 km · Must-see

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