Selma Dam

Selma 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 Selma 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 Selma Dam — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 38.19452, -90.34706. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Selma Dam

• Saltpeter Cave · viewpoint · Monroe · ~14 km · Must-see
• Wildwood Lake · lake · Monroe · ~14 km · Must-see
• Kidd Lake State Natural Area · lake · Monroe · ~20 km · Must-see
• Morrison Hollow · viewpoint · Randolph · ~20 km · Must-see
• Snell Hollow · viewpoint · Randolph · ~23 km · Must-see
• Illinois Caverns State Natural Area · sanctuary · Monroe · ~24 km · Must-see
• Fort De Chartres State Park · fort · Randolph · ~25 km · Must-see
• Mastodon State Historic Site · fort · Monroe · ~26 km · Must-see
• Corn Hollow · viewpoint · Randolph · ~27 km · Must-see
• Staples Hollow · viewpoint · Randolph · ~27 km · Must-see
• Pikes Peak · viewpoint · Randolph · ~31 km · Must-see
• Cliff Cave Park · cave · Monroe · ~35 km · Must-see
• Modoc Rock Shelter National Historic Site · fort · Randolph · ~36 km · Must-see
• St. Francois State Park · sanctuary · Saint Francois · ~36 km · Must-see
• Washington State Park · sanctuary · Washington · ~40 km · Must-see
• Lick Hollow · viewpoint · Randolph · ~41 km · Must-see
• Bald Hill · viewpoint · Monroe · ~43 km · Must-see
• Bohrer County Park · park · Saint Clair · ~45 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Selma Dam

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Selma Dam

• Wildwood Lake · lake · Monroe · ~14 km · Must-see
• Kidd Lake State Natural Area · lake · Monroe · ~20 km · Must-see
• Baldwin Lake · lake · Randolph · ~53 km · Must-see
• Butterfly Lake · lake · Randolph · ~57 km · Must-see
• Compton Hill Reservoir Park · lake · Saint Louis · ~60 km · Must-see
• Wing Lake · lake · Monroe · ~73 km · Must-see
• Creve Coeur Lake · lake · Calhoun · ~74 km · Must-see
• Horseshoe Lake State Park · lake · Madison · ~74 km · Must-see
• Spanish Lake · lake · Madison · ~85 km · Must-see
• Lake Hillcrest Dam · lake · Madison · ~86 km · Must-see

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