Log Slough

Log Slough: 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 Log Slough

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 Log Slough — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 39.42735, -90.95583. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Log Slough

• Buckner Hollow · viewpoint · Pike · ~23 km · Must-see
• New Philadelphia National Historic Site · fort · Pike · ~37 km · Must-see
• Free Frank McWorter Grave Site · sanctuary · Pike · ~38 km · Must-see
• Kamp Mound Site · fort · Calhoun · ~38 km · Must-see
• Mound House · fort · Greene · ~41 km · Must-see
• Naples Mound 8 · fort · Pike · ~49 km · Must-see
• Koster Site · fort · Greene · ~53 km · Must-see
• Cuivre River State Park · park · Lincoln · ~55 km · Must-see
• Mark Twain Boyhood Home & Museum · museum · Marion · ~59 km · Must-see
• Rickey Hollow · viewpoint · Marion · ~60 km · Must-see
• Riverview Park · park · Marion · ~61 km · Must-see
• Griffin Hollow · viewpoint · Ralls · ~68 km · Must-see
• Saint Peters Brush Creek Catholic Church · church · Ralls · ~74 km · Must-see
• Davis Knob · viewpoint · Pike · ~6 km
• Buffalo Knob · viewpoint · Pike · ~7 km
• Spring Lake Island · river spot · Pike · ~7 km
• 273.9R · fort · Pike · ~8 km
• Mooring Levee · fort · Pike · ~9 km

See everything within a day’s drive of Log Slough

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• Lake Jacksonville Dam · lake · Morgan · ~86 km · Must-see
• Waverly Lake · lake · Morgan · ~104 km · Must-see
• Beaver Dam State Park · lake · Macoupin · ~109 km · Must-see
• Creve Coeur Lake · lake · Calhoun · ~111 km · Must-see
• Alton Military Prison Site · lake · Madison · ~111 km · Must-see
• Otter Lake Dam · lake · Macoupin · ~112 km · Must-see
• Spanish Lake · lake · Madison · ~119 km · Must-see
• Anderson Lake State Conservation Area · lake · Fulton · ~135 km · Must-see

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