Fish Lake

Fish 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 Fish 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 Fish Lake — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 38.48903, -90.24313. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Fish Lake

• Cliff Cave Park · cave · Monroe · ~8 km · Must-see
• Quinn Chapel African Methodist Episcopal Church · church · Saint Louis · ~10 km · Must-see
• Carondelet Park · park · Saint Louis · ~10 km · Must-see
• Bohrer County Park · park · Saint Clair · ~13 km · Must-see
• Christy Park · park · Saint Louis · ~13 km · Must-see
• Christy Park · park · Saint Clair · ~13 km · Must-see
• River Des Peres Park · park · Saint Louis · ~14 km · Must-see
• Ulysses S. Grant National Historic Site · park · Saint Clair · ~15 km · Must-see
• Francis Park · sanctuary · Saint Clair · ~15 km · Must-see
• Francis Park · park · Saint Louis · ~15 km · Must-see
• Greater St. Louis Air & Space Museum · museum · Saint Clair · ~15 km · Must-see
• Transgender Memorial Garden · sanctuary · Saint Louis · ~15 km · Must-see
• Benton Park · park · Saint Louis · ~15 km · Must-see
• Grant's Farm · sanctuary · Saint Louis · ~15 km · Must-see
• Aboussie Park · park · Saint Louis · ~16 km · Must-see
• Tower Grove Park · park · Saint Louis · ~16 km · Must-see
• Trinity Lutheran Church · church · Saint Louis · ~17 km · Must-see
• Missouri Botanical Garden · sanctuary · Saint Louis · ~17 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Fish Lake

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• Creve Coeur Lake · lake · Calhoun · ~41 km · Must-see
• Spanish Lake · lake · Madison · ~43 km · Must-see
• Lake Hillcrest Dam · lake · Madison · ~45 km · Must-see
• Kidd Lake State Natural Area · lake · Monroe · ~48 km · Must-see
• Wildwood Lake · lake · Monroe · ~55 km · Must-see
• Dunlap Lake Dam · lake · Madison · ~55 km · Must-see
• Baldwin Lake · lake · Randolph · ~56 km · Must-see
• Alton Military Prison Site · lake · Madison · ~56 km · Must-see

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