Lake Doniphan
- Mar–Jun, Sep–Nov
- best months
Lake Doniphan is a 7-acre lake near Excelsior Springs, Missouri, at about 865 feet.
- Paved Bicycle Lake TrailHiking5.9 mi
- Equestrian Trail SystemHiking6.4 mi
Watkins Woolen Mill State Park And Historic SiteState parkPhoto: Watkins_Mill,_County_Highway_MM,_Lawson_vicinity_(Clay_County,_Missouri).jpg: Jet Lowe, Photographer derivative work: Kbh3rd, Public domain (via Wikimedia Commons)7 mi- Cooley Lake CABoat launch7.1 mi
- Pigg's Landing Boat RampBoat launch7.5 mi
- Fort OsageBoat launch9.4 mi
- Crooked RiverCanoeing9.9 mi
Source: Roamze catalog (indexable pages within 10 miles, PostGIS distance)
- Ray County Number A-24b LakeLake fishing · ~18 min drive
- Crows CreekRiver fishing · ~31 min drive
- Lake ArrowheadLake fishing · ~22 min drive
- Wilmar Ranch LakeLake fishing · ~22 min drive
- West Crouch LakeLake fishing · ~32 min drive
- Smithville LakeLake fishing · ~32 min drive
- Helvely Park LakeLake fishing · ~35 min drive
- Hartell LakesLake fishing · ~38 min drive
- Lake TapawingoLake fishing · ~38 min drive
- Dam RecreationLake fishing · ~39 min drive
Best time to visit Lake Doniphan
Best months: March–June and September–November. Best months have typical highs of 55–85 °F, lows of 30 °F or warmer (32 °F where the station doesn't record snow), at most one snowy day and no more than 12 wet days.
Jan
38° / 17°
6 wet · 3 snow
Feb
43° / 21°
7 wet · 3 snow
Mar
55° / 31°
8 wet · 1 snow
Apr
66° / 41°
10 wet
May
75° / 53°
11 wet
Jun
84° / 63°
10 wet
Jul
88° / 67°
8 wet
Aug
87° / 64°
8 wet
Sep
80° / 55°
8 wet
Oct
68° / 43°
8 wet
Nov
55° / 31°
6 wet · 1 snow
Dec
42° / 22°
6 wet · 3 snow
Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Kearney 3e, MO, 7.7 mi away at 840 ft. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.
