Blue Hole

Blue Hole: 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 Blue Hole

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 Blue Hole — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 38.04393, -91.29487. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Blue Hole

• Blue Springs Creek Conservation Area · sanctuary · Monroe · ~16 km · Must-see
• Fort Diggings Hollow · fort · Monroe · ~17 km · Must-see
• Marys Hollow · viewpoint · Monroe · ~24 km · Must-see
• Asher Hollow · viewpoint · Phelps · ~28 km · Must-see
• Canaan Hollow · viewpoint · Crawford · ~35 km · Must-see
• St. James Chapel · church · Phelps · ~36 km · Must-see
• Ring Hollow · viewpoint · Monroe · ~41 km · Must-see
• Cyclone Hollow · viewpoint · Monroe · ~41 km · Must-see
• Bolton Hollow · viewpoint · Monroe · ~41 km · Must-see
• Frisco Lake · lake · Phelps · ~53 km · Must-see
• Coon Hollow · viewpoint · Monroe · ~58 km · Must-see
• Council Bluff Lake · lake · Monroe · ~62 km · Must-see
• Bald Hill · viewpoint · Monroe · ~64 km · Must-see
• Bezidek Hill · viewpoint · Monroe · ~65 km · Must-see
• Washington State Park · sanctuary · Washington · ~67 km · Must-see
• Peter Cave Hollow · cave · Monroe · ~70 km · Must-see
• Kaintuck Hollow · viewpoint · Phelps · ~73 km · Must-see
• Bell Mountain Wilderness · sanctuary · Iron · ~74 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Blue Hole

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Blue Hole

• Frisco Lake · lake · Phelps · ~53 km · Must-see
• Council Bluff Lake · lake · Monroe · ~62 km · Must-see
• Wing Lake · lake · Monroe · ~80 km · Must-see
• Taum Sauk Upper Dam · lake · Reynolds · ~88 km · Must-see
• Wildwood Lake · lake · Monroe · ~94 km · Must-see
• Lake Killarney · lake · Randolph · ~101 km · Must-see
• Butterfly Lake · lake · Randolph · ~120 km · Must-see
• Fountain of the Centaurs · lake · Cole · ~121 km · Must-see
• Kidd Lake State Natural Area · lake · Monroe · ~123 km · Must-see
• Creve Coeur Lake · lake · Calhoun · ~129 km · Must-see

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