Capitol Lake

Capitol 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 Capitol 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 Capitol Lake — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 30.46047, -91.18494. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Capitol Lake

• Saint Joseph Cathedral · church · East Baton Rouge Parish · ~1 km · Must-see
• St. Joseph Cathedral · church · Wilkinson · ~1 km · Must-see
• Saint James Episcopal Church · church · East Baton Rouge Parish · ~2 km · Must-see
• USS Kidd · attraction · East Baton Rouge Parish · ~2 km · Must-see
• Mike the Tiger Habitat · attraction · East Baton Rouge Parish · ~7 km · Must-see
• Independence Park Botanic Gardens · sanctuary · Wilkinson · ~10 km · Must-see
• LSU Rural Life Museum · museum · Wilkinson · ~11 km · Must-see
• Baton Rouge Zoo · park · Wilkinson · ~14 km · Must-see
• Laurens Henry Cohn, Sr. Memorial Plant Arboretum · park · Wilkinson · ~16 km · Must-see
• Bluebonnet Swamp Nature Center · sanctuary · Wilkinson · ~16 km · Must-see
• Baton Rouge Louisiana Temple · church · East Baton Rouge Parish · ~16 km · Must-see
• Spanish Lake · lake · Wilkinson · ~29 km · Must-see
• National Hansen's Disease Museum · museum · Iberville Parish · ~37 km · Must-see
• Audubon State Historic Site · park · West Feliciana Parish · ~49 km · Must-see
• Grace Episcopal Church · church · West Feliciana Parish · ~50 km · Must-see
• Murphy Lake · lake · Saint Martin Parish · ~55 km · Must-see
• Locust Grove State Historic Site · park · West Feliciana Parish · ~55 km · Must-see
• Landry Tomb · fort · Ascension Parish · ~56 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Capitol Lake

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Capitol Lake

• Spanish Lake · lake · Wilkinson · ~29 km · Must-see
• Murphy Lake · lake · Saint Martin Parish · ~55 km · Must-see
• Bayou Corne Sinkhole · lake · Assumption Parish · ~63 km · Must-see
• Lake Fausse Pointe State Park · lake · Iberia Parish · ~78 km · Must-see
• Lake Verret · lake · Assumption Parish · ~80 km · Must-see
• Swayze Lake · lake · Saint Landry Parish · ~81 km · Must-see
• Lake Maurepas · lake · Pearl River · ~87 km · Must-see
• Lake Maurepas · lake · Saint John the Baptist Parish · ~87 km · Must-see
• Lake Martin · lake · Saint Martin Parish · ~93 km · Must-see
• Louisiana Swamps · lake · Saint Martin Parish · ~93 km · Must-see

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