Gilbert Lake

Gilbert 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 Gilbert 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 Gilbert Lake — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 38.96182, -90.51496. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Gilbert Lake

• Duncan Farm · fort · Jersey · ~1 km · Must-see
• Two Rivers National Wildlife Refuge · sanctuary · Jersey · ~3 km · Must-see
• Pere Marquette State Park · sanctuary · Jersey · ~6 km · Must-see
• Golden Eagle-Toppmeyer Site · fort · Calhoun · ~6 km · Must-see
• Blanchette Landing Access · sanctuary · Calhoun · ~24 km · Must-see
• Creve Coeur Lake · lake · Calhoun · ~34 km · Must-see
• Koster Site · fort · Greene · ~35 km · Must-see
• Benjamin Godfrey Chapel · church · Madison · ~35 km · Must-see
• Piasa Bird · fort · Madison · ~35 km · Must-see
• McDonnell Park · park · Madison · ~36 km · Must-see
• Alton Military Prison Site · lake · Madison · ~37 km · Must-see
• McPike Mansion · attraction · Madison · ~37 km · Must-see
• Fort Belle Fontaine · fort · Madison · ~37 km · Must-see
• Elijah P. Lovejoy Monument · fort · Madison · ~39 km · Must-see
• Spanish Lake · lake · Madison · ~41 km · Must-see
• Bellefontaine Conservation Area · sanctuary · Madison · ~41 km · Must-see
• Alton Museum of History and Art · museum · Madison · ~41 km · Must-see
• August A. Busch Memorial Conservation Area · sanctuary · Calhoun · ~43 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Gilbert Lake

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Gilbert Lake

• Creve Coeur Lake · lake · Calhoun · ~34 km · Must-see
• Alton Military Prison Site · lake · Madison · ~37 km · Must-see
• Spanish Lake · lake · Madison · ~41 km · Must-see
• Compton Hill Reservoir Park · lake · Saint Louis · ~57 km · Must-see
• Horseshoe Lake State Park · lake · Madison · ~60 km · Must-see
• Lake Hillcrest Dam · lake · Madison · ~64 km · Must-see
• Dunlap Lake Dam · lake · Madison · ~66 km · Must-see
• Beaver Dam State Park · lake · Macoupin · ~67 km · Must-see
• Otter Lake Dam · lake · Macoupin · ~90 km · Must-see
• Lake Lou Yaeger Dam · lake · Montgomery · ~103 km · Must-see

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