Local favourite lake · Cook Shire, Queensland
Straus Lagoon
Straus Lagoon is a lake in Cook Shire, Queensland.
Straus Lagoon: 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 Straus Lagoon
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 Straus Lagoon — distance from nearby cities
Coordinates: -15.26667, 144.55000. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.
Places to visit near Straus Lagoon
- Horseshoe Lagoon · lake · Cook Shire · ~9 km
- Lake Coen · lake · Cook Shire · ~10 km
- Lake Emma · lake · Cook Shire · ~14 km
- Old Laura Homestead · fort · Cook Shire · ~17 km
- Caulfields Lagoon · lake · Cook Shire · ~29 km
- Caulders Lake · lake · Cook Shire · ~37 km
- Melsonby (Gaarraay) Nature Refuge · sanctuary · Cook Shire · ~40 km
- Goose Lagoon · lake · Cook Shire · ~50 km
- Quinkan · fort · Cook Shire · ~53 km
- Rinyirru (Lakefield) National Park (Cape York Peninsula Aboriginal Land) · sanctuary · Cook Shire · ~61 km
- Isabella Falls · waterfall · Cook Shire · ~61 km
- Black Hill · viewpoint · Cook Shire · ~63 km
- Endeavour Falls · waterfall · Cook Shire · ~66 km
- South Endeavour Nature Refuge · sanctuary · Cook Shire · ~69 km
- Connors Knob · viewpoint · Hope Vale Aboriginal Shire · ~71 km
- Mount Jack · viewpoint · Cook Shire · ~21 km
- Ngaynggarr National Park (Cape York Peninsula Aboriginal Land) · sanctuary · Cook Shire · ~31 km
- Battle Camp Range · viewpoint · Cook Shire · ~38 km
Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Straus Lagoon
- Horseshoe Lagoon · lake · Cook Shire · ~9 km
- Lake Coen · lake · Cook Shire · ~10 km
- Lake Emma · lake · Cook Shire · ~14 km
- Caulfields Lagoon · lake · Cook Shire · ~29 km
- Caulders Lake · lake · Cook Shire · ~37 km
- Goose Lagoon · lake · Cook Shire · ~50 km
- Kings Plains Lake · lake · Cook Shire · ~97 km
- Beasley Lagoon · lake · Cook Shire · ~105 km
- Jacks Lakes · lake · Cook Shire · ~38 km
- Jack Lakes · lake · Cook Shire · ~45 km
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Frequently asked
Is Straus Lagoon full? Are the gates open?
No visitor has reported the water level status for Straus Lagoon yet. Typical pattern: usually quiet; mostly local visitors.
What is the best time to visit Straus Lagoon?
August to December when reservoirs are full and gates may open. Usually quiet; mostly local visitors.
What are the places to visit near Straus Lagoon?
Nearby: Horseshoe Lagoon (lake, 9 km), Lake Coen (lake, 10 km), Lake Emma (lake, 14 km), Old Laura Homestead (fort, 17 km), Caulfields Lagoon (lake, 29 km), Caulders Lake (lake, 37 km).