Foster Pond

Foster Pond: 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 Pond

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 Pond — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 38.31228, -90.23289. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Foster Pond

• Illinois Caverns State Natural Area · sanctuary · Monroe · ~15 km · Must-see
• Saltpeter Cave · viewpoint · Monroe · ~19 km · Must-see
• Cliff Cave Park · cave · Monroe · ~20 km · Must-see
• Mastodon State Historic Site · fort · Monroe · ~20 km · Must-see
• Kidd Lake State Natural Area · lake · Monroe · ~24 km · Must-see
• Morrison Hollow · viewpoint · Randolph · ~31 km · Must-see
• Bohrer County Park · park · Saint Clair · ~31 km · Must-see
• Fort De Chartres State Park · fort · Randolph · ~32 km · Must-see
• Snell Hollow · viewpoint · Randolph · ~33 km · Must-see
• Quinn Chapel African Methodist Episcopal Church · church · Saint Louis · ~34 km · Must-see
• Carondelet Park · park · Saint Louis · ~35 km · Must-see
• Wildwood Lake · lake · Monroe · ~35 km · Must-see
• Ulysses S. Grant National Historic Site · park · Saint Clair · ~36 km · Must-see
• Grant's Farm · sanctuary · Saint Louis · ~36 km · Must-see
• Staples Hollow · viewpoint · Randolph · ~36 km · Must-see
• River Des Peres Park · park · Saint Louis · ~37 km · Must-see
• Christy Park · park · Saint Louis · ~38 km · Must-see
• Greater St. Louis Air & Space Museum · museum · Saint Clair · ~38 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Foster Pond

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Foster Pond

• Kidd Lake State Natural Area · lake · Monroe · ~24 km · Must-see
• Wildwood Lake · lake · Monroe · ~35 km · Must-see
• Compton Hill Reservoir Park · lake · Saint Louis · ~42 km · Must-see
• Baldwin Lake · lake · Randolph · ~42 km · Must-see
• Horseshoe Lake State Park · lake · Madison · ~55 km · Must-see
• Creve Coeur Lake · lake · Calhoun · ~63 km · Must-see
• Lake Hillcrest Dam · lake · Madison · ~66 km · Must-see
• Spanish Lake · lake · Madison · ~67 km · Must-see
• Butterfly Lake · lake · Randolph · ~73 km · Must-see
• Dunlap Lake Dam · lake · Madison · ~76 km · Must-see

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