Long Lake

Long 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 Long 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 Long Lake — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 38.76390, -90.09410. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Long Lake

• Bel Air drive in sign · attraction · Madison · ~3 km · Must-see
• Lewis & Clark Expidition · fort · Madison · ~6 km · Must-see
• Chain of Rocks Park · park · Madison · ~10 km · Must-see
• Edward "Ted" and Pat Jones Confluence Point State Park · sanctuary · Saint Charles · ~10 km · Must-see
• Horseshoe Lake State Park · lake · Madison · ~11 km · Must-see
• Bohm Woods Nature Preserve · sanctuary · Madison · ~11 km · Must-see
• Lake Hillcrest Dam · lake · Madison · ~11 km · Must-see
• SIUE Gardens · park · Madison · ~12 km · Must-see
• Spanish Lake · lake · Madison · ~13 km · Must-see
• Mound 34 · fort · Madison · ~15 km · Must-see
• Bellefontaine Conservation Area · sanctuary · Madison · ~15 km · Must-see
• Fort Belle Fontaine · fort · Madison · ~16 km · Must-see
• Cahokia Mounds State Historic Site · sanctuary · Saint Clair · ~16 km · Must-see
• Mound 72 · fort · Saint Clair · ~16 km · Must-see
• Church of God in Christ Jesus All Nation · church · Saint Clair · ~17 km · Must-see
• O'Fallon Park · park · Madison · ~18 km · Must-see
• Dunlap Lake Dam · lake · Madison · ~18 km · Must-see
• Hyde Park · park · Madison · ~18 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Long Lake

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Long Lake

• Horseshoe Lake State Park · lake · Madison · ~11 km · Must-see
• Lake Hillcrest Dam · lake · Madison · ~11 km · Must-see
• Spanish Lake · lake · Madison · ~13 km · Must-see
• Dunlap Lake Dam · lake · Madison · ~18 km · Must-see
• Alton Military Prison Site · lake · Madison · ~21 km · Must-see
• Compton Hill Reservoir Park · lake · Saint Louis · ~26 km · Must-see
• Creve Coeur Lake · lake · Calhoun · ~43 km · Must-see
• Beaver Dam State Park · lake · Macoupin · ~63 km · Must-see
• Governor Bond Lake · lake · Bond · ~79 km · Must-see
• Lake Lou Yaeger Dam · lake · Montgomery · ~79 km · Must-see

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