Big Lake

Big Lake: 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 Big Lake

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 Big Lake — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 39.87031, -91.41369. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Big Lake

• Riverview Park · park · Marion · ~21 km · Must-see
• Mark Twain Boyhood Home & Museum · museum · Marion · ~23 km · Must-see
• Rickey Hollow · viewpoint · Marion · ~25 km · Must-see
• Saint Peters Brush Creek Catholic Church · church · Ralls · ~40 km · Must-see
• Free Frank McWorter Grave Site · sanctuary · Pike · ~47 km · Must-see
• Griffin Hollow · viewpoint · Ralls · ~48 km · Must-see
• Ebenezer Methodist Episcopal Chapel and Cemetery · church · Adams · ~54 km · Must-see
• Clarence Cannon Dam · lake · Ralls · ~54 km · Must-see
• New Philadelphia National Historic Site · fort · Pike · ~54 km · Must-see
• Church of All Saints · church · Lee · ~73 km · Must-see
• Weinberg-King State Park · sanctuary · Schuyler · ~74 km · Must-see
• Buckner Hollow · viewpoint · Pike · ~74 km · Must-see
• Esplanade · fort · Adams · ~5 km
• Lock No. 21 · lake · Adams · ~5 km
• Central Control Station · fort · Adams · ~5 km
• Intermediate Wall · fort · Adams · ~5 km
• Auxiliary Lock · fort · Adams · ~5 km
• Guard Wall · fort · Adams · ~5 km

See everything within a day’s drive of Big Lake

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Big Lake

• Clarence Cannon Dam · lake · Ralls · ~54 km · Must-see
• Meredosia Island · lake · Cass · ~91 km · Must-see
• Lake Jacksonville Dam · lake · Morgan · ~131 km · Must-see
• Lake Sugema Wildlife Management Area · lake · Van Buren · ~133 km · Must-see
• Anderson Lake State Conservation Area · lake · Fulton · ~138 km · Must-see
• Little Swan Lake · lake · Des Moines · ~144 km · Must-see
• Lock No. 21 · lake · Adams · ~5 km
• Dam No. 21 · lake · Marion · ~5 km
• Submersible Earth Dike · lake · Marion · ~6 km
• Stevens Dam · lake · Marion · ~17 km

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