Baumstark Lake

Baumstark 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 Baumstark 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 Baumstark Lake — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 38.00338, -91.18847. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Baumstark Lake

• Fort Diggings Hollow · fort · Monroe · ~4 km · Must-see
• Marys Hollow · viewpoint · Monroe · ~14 km · Must-see
• Blue Springs Creek Conservation Area · sanctuary · Monroe · ~16 km · Must-see
• Ring Hollow · viewpoint · Monroe · ~34 km · Must-see
• Bolton Hollow · viewpoint · Monroe · ~34 km · Must-see
• Cyclone Hollow · viewpoint · Monroe · ~35 km · Must-see
• Canaan Hollow · viewpoint · Crawford · ~37 km · Must-see
• Asher Hollow · viewpoint · Phelps · ~38 km · Must-see
• St. James Chapel · church · Phelps · ~47 km · Must-see
• Coon Hollow · viewpoint · Monroe · ~48 km · Must-see
• Council Bluff Lake · lake · Monroe · ~50 km · Must-see
• Bald Hill · viewpoint · Monroe · ~53 km · Must-see
• Bezidek Hill · viewpoint · Monroe · ~54 km · Must-see
• Washington State Park · sanctuary · Washington · ~56 km · Must-see
• Peter Cave Hollow · cave · Monroe · ~59 km · Must-see
• Bell Mountain Wilderness · sanctuary · Iron · ~62 km · Must-see
• Frisco Lake · lake · Phelps · ~64 km · Must-see
• Buford Mountain Conservation Area · sanctuary · Monroe · ~67 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Baumstark Lake

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Baumstark Lake

• Council Bluff Lake · lake · Monroe · ~50 km · Must-see
• Frisco Lake · lake · Phelps · ~64 km · Must-see
• Wing Lake · lake · Monroe · ~67 km · Must-see
• Taum Sauk Upper Dam · lake · Reynolds · ~77 km · Must-see
• Wildwood Lake · lake · Monroe · ~83 km · Must-see
• Lake Killarney · lake · Randolph · ~89 km · Must-see
• Butterfly Lake · lake · Randolph · ~107 km · Must-see
• Kidd Lake State Natural Area · lake · Monroe · ~112 km · Must-see
• Creve Coeur Lake · lake · Calhoun · ~125 km · Must-see
• Clearwater Lake · lake · Reynolds · ~126 km · Must-see

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