Becker Lake

Becker 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 Becker 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 Becker Lake — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 38.89233, -91.04644. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Becker Lake

• Cuivre River State Park · park · Lincoln · ~23 km · Must-see
• Clarks Hollow · viewpoint · Calhoun · ~26 km · Must-see
• Henley Hollow · viewpoint · Calhoun · ~29 km · Must-see
• Lepp Hollow · viewpoint · Calhoun · ~32 km · Must-see
• Grand Canyon · viewpoint · Calhoun · ~33 km · Must-see
• August A. Busch Memorial Conservation Area · sanctuary · Calhoun · ~40 km · Must-see
• Calhoun Hollow · viewpoint · Montgomery · ~46 km · Must-see
• Howell Island Conservation Area · park · Calhoun · ~49 km · Must-see
• Klondike Park · park · Calhoun · ~49 km · Must-see
• Deutschheim State Historic Site · park · Gasconade · ~50 km · Must-see
• Dr. Edmund A. Babler Memorial State Park · sanctuary · Saint Louis · ~54 km · Must-see
• Two Rivers National Wildlife Refuge · sanctuary · Jersey · ~56 km · Must-see
• Golden Eagle-Toppmeyer Site · fort · Calhoun · ~57 km · Must-see
• Graham Cave · cave · Montgomery · ~57 km · Must-see
• Duncan Farm · fort · Jersey · ~59 km · Must-see
• St. Martin's Church · church · Montgomery · ~59 km · Must-see
• Shrine of Our Lady of Sorrows · church · Montgomery · ~59 km · Must-see
• Pere Marquette State Park · sanctuary · Jersey · ~60 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Becker Lake

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Becker Lake

• Creve Coeur Lake · lake · Calhoun · ~66 km · Must-see
• Spanish Lake · lake · Madison · ~92 km · Must-see
• Alton Military Prison Site · lake · Madison · ~93 km · Must-see
• Compton Hill Reservoir Park · lake · Saint Louis · ~96 km · Must-see
• Horseshoe Lake State Park · lake · Madison · ~108 km · Must-see
• Clarence Cannon Dam · lake · Ralls · ~109 km · Must-see
• Lake Hillcrest Dam · lake · Madison · ~116 km · Must-see
• Dunlap Lake Dam · lake · Madison · ~121 km · Must-see
• Beaver Dam State Park · lake · Macoupin · ~123 km · Must-see
• Wildwood Lake · lake · Monroe · ~125 km · Must-see

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