Sutter Lake

Sutter 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 Sutter 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 Sutter Lake — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 39.25116, -90.61179. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Sutter Lake

• Koster Site · fort · Greene · ~9 km · Must-see
• Kamp Mound Site · fort · Calhoun · ~11 km · Must-see
• Mound House · fort · Greene · ~34 km · Must-see
• Pere Marquette State Park · sanctuary · Jersey · ~36 km · Must-see
• Two Rivers National Wildlife Refuge · sanctuary · Jersey · ~40 km · Must-see
• Duncan Farm · fort · Jersey · ~41 km · Must-see
• Cuivre River State Park · park · Lincoln · ~46 km · Must-see
• Golden Eagle-Toppmeyer Site · fort · Calhoun · ~48 km · Must-see
• Buckner Hollow · viewpoint · Pike · ~61 km · Must-see
• Naples Mound 8 · fort · Pike · ~62 km · Must-see
• Benjamin Godfrey Chapel · church · Madison · ~62 km · Must-see
• Blanchette Landing Access · sanctuary · Calhoun · ~65 km · Must-see
• Piasa Bird · fort · Madison · ~66 km · Must-see
• McPike Mansion · attraction · Madison · ~67 km · Must-see
• Alton Military Prison Site · lake · Madison · ~68 km · Must-see
• Beaver Dam State Park · lake · Macoupin · ~68 km · Must-see
• Elijah P. Lovejoy Monument · fort · Madison · ~70 km · Must-see
• Alton Museum of History and Art · museum · Madison · ~70 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Sutter Lake

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Sutter Lake

• Alton Military Prison Site · lake · Madison · ~68 km · Must-see
• Beaver Dam State Park · lake · Macoupin · ~68 km · Must-see
• Lake Jacksonville Dam · lake · Morgan · ~72 km · Must-see
• Creve Coeur Lake · lake · Calhoun · ~75 km · Must-see
• Spanish Lake · lake · Madison · ~77 km · Must-see
• Otter Lake Dam · lake · Macoupin · ~78 km · Must-see
• Waverly Lake · lake · Morgan · ~81 km · Must-see
• Meredosia Island · lake · Cass · ~89 km · Must-see
• Dunlap Lake Dam · lake · Madison · ~95 km · Must-see
• Horseshoe Lake State Park · lake · Madison · ~97 km · Must-see

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