James Break

James Break: 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 James Break

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 James Break — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 39.62668, -91.22089. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near James Break

• Mark Twain Boyhood Home & Museum · museum · Marion · ~19 km · Must-see
• Riverview Park · park · Marion · ~21 km · Must-see
• Rickey Hollow · viewpoint · Marion · ~21 km · Must-see
• Free Frank McWorter Grave Site · sanctuary · Pike · ~21 km · Must-see
• New Philadelphia National Historic Site · fort · Pike · ~30 km · Must-see
• Buckner Hollow · viewpoint · Pike · ~36 km · Must-see
• Griffin Hollow · viewpoint · Ralls · ~39 km · Must-see
• Saint Peters Brush Creek Catholic Church · church · Ralls · ~41 km · Must-see
• Clarence Cannon Dam · lake · Ralls · ~48 km · Must-see
• Naples Mound 8 · fort · Pike · ~62 km · Must-see
• Ebenezer Methodist Episcopal Chapel and Cemetery · church · Adams · ~71 km · Must-see
• Mound House · fort · Greene · ~71 km · Must-see
• Jim Young Island · sanctuary · Pike · ~1 km
• Browns Island · sanctuary · Pike · ~2 km
• Dam No. 22 · lake · Ralls · ~3 km
• Intermediate Wall · fort · Ralls · ~3 km
• Lock No. 22 · lake · Ralls · ~3 km
• Auxiliary Lock · fort · Ralls · ~3 km

See everything within a day’s drive of James Break

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near James Break

• Clarence Cannon Dam · lake · Ralls · ~48 km · Must-see
• Meredosia Island · lake · Cass · ~79 km · Must-see
• Lake Jacksonville Dam · lake · Morgan · ~108 km · Must-see
• Waverly Lake · lake · Morgan · ~129 km · Must-see
• Anderson Lake State Conservation Area · lake · Fulton · ~136 km · Must-see
• Otter Lake Dam · lake · Macoupin · ~144 km · Must-see
• Beaver Dam State Park · lake · Macoupin · ~145 km · Must-see
• Creve Coeur Lake · lake · Calhoun · ~149 km · Must-see
• Dam No. 22 · lake · Ralls · ~3 km
• Lock No. 22 · lake · Ralls · ~3 km

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