Menasha Dam

Menasha 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 dam: Full / gates open · Low water level · Entry closed.

Best time to visit Menasha 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 Menasha Dam — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 42.46321, -85.69217. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Menasha Dam

• State Street · fort · Allegan · ~18 km · Must-see
• Allegan State Game Area · sanctuary · Allegan · ~24 km · Must-see
• Lake Allegan · lake · Allegan · ~25 km · Must-see
• Kalamazoo Valley Museum · church · Kalamazoo · ~26 km · Must-see
• Gun Lake · lake · Barry · ~26 km · Must-see
• Kalamazoo Institute of Arts · museum · Kalamazoo · ~26 km · Must-see
• Gilmore Car Museum · museum · Barry · ~28 km · Must-see
• Kal-Haven Trail State Park Trailhead · park · Van Buren · ~30 km · Must-see
• Gull Lake · lake · Kalamazoo · ~30 km · Must-see
• Yankee Springs Recreation Area · sanctuary · Barry · ~31 km · Must-see
• Duck Lake · lake · Kalamazoo · ~33 km · Must-see
• Al Sabo Land Preserve · sanctuary · Kalamazoo · ~33 km · Must-see
• Air Zoo · museum · Kalamazoo · ~35 km · Must-see
• Fort Custer Recreation Area · fort · Kalamazoo · ~41 km · Must-see
• Austin Lake · lake · Kalamazoo · ~42 km · Must-see
• Bankson Lake · lake · Van Buren · ~49 km · Must-see
• Vicksburg Historical Society · museum · Kalamazoo · ~50 km · Must-see
• Leila Arboretum · park · Calhoun · ~52 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Menasha Dam

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Menasha Dam

• Lake Allegan · lake · Allegan · ~25 km · Must-see
• Gun Lake · lake · Barry · ~26 km · Must-see
• Gull Lake · lake · Kalamazoo · ~30 km · Must-see
• Duck Lake · lake · Kalamazoo · ~33 km · Must-see
• Austin Lake · lake · Kalamazoo · ~42 km · Must-see
• Bankson Lake · lake · Van Buren · ~49 km · Must-see
• Goguac Lake · lake · Calhoun · ~55 km · Must-see
• Gravel Lake · lake · Van Buren · ~56 km · Must-see
• Kalamazoo Lake · lake · Allegan · ~58 km · Must-see
• Goshorn Lake · lake · Allegan · ~59 km · Must-see

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