Foster Lake

Foster 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 Foster 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 Foster Lake — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 39.21917, -90.23299. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Foster Lake

• Beaver Dam State Park · lake · Macoupin · ~27 km · Must-see
• Koster Site · fort · Greene · ~34 km · Must-see
• Benjamin Godfrey Chapel · church · Madison · ~38 km · Must-see
• Pere Marquette State Park · sanctuary · Jersey · ~42 km · Must-see
• Otter Lake Dam · lake · Macoupin · ~43 km · Must-see
• McPike Mansion · attraction · Madison · ~44 km · Must-see
• Kamp Mound Site · fort · Calhoun · ~45 km · Must-see
• Piasa Bird · fort · Madison · ~45 km · Must-see
• Alton Museum of History and Art · museum · Madison · ~45 km · Must-see
• Alton Military Prison Site · lake · Madison · ~46 km · Must-see
• Duncan Farm · fort · Jersey · ~46 km · Must-see
• Elijah P. Lovejoy Monument · fort · Madison · ~46 km · Must-see
• Two Rivers National Wildlife Refuge · sanctuary · Jersey · ~48 km · Must-see
• Golden Eagle-Toppmeyer Site · fort · Calhoun · ~52 km · Must-see
• Mound House · fort · Greene · ~54 km · Must-see
• Fort Belle Fontaine · fort · Madison · ~54 km · Must-see
• Edward "Ted" and Pat Jones Confluence Point State Park · sanctuary · Saint Charles · ~55 km · Must-see
• Waverly Lake · lake · Morgan · ~59 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Foster Lake

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Foster Lake

• Beaver Dam State Park · lake · Macoupin · ~27 km · Must-see
• Otter Lake Dam · lake · Macoupin · ~43 km · Must-see
• Alton Military Prison Site · lake · Madison · ~46 km · Must-see
• Waverly Lake · lake · Morgan · ~59 km · Must-see
• Spanish Lake · lake · Madison · ~59 km · Must-see
• Lake Jacksonville Dam · lake · Morgan · ~63 km · Must-see
• Dunlap Lake Dam · lake · Madison · ~65 km · Must-see
• Lake Lou Yaeger Dam · lake · Montgomery · ~68 km · Must-see
• Lake Hillcrest Dam · lake · Madison · ~70 km · Must-see
• Creve Coeur Lake · lake · Calhoun · ~75 km · Must-see

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