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: 37.91338, -91.16792. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Blue Hole

• Marys Hollow · viewpoint · Monroe · ~1 km · Must-see
• Fort Diggings Hollow · fort · Monroe · ~9 km · Must-see
• Blue Springs Creek Conservation Area · sanctuary · Monroe · ~28 km · Must-see
• Canaan Hollow · viewpoint · Crawford · ~32 km · Must-see
• Council Bluff Lake · lake · Monroe · ~39 km · Must-see
• Asher Hollow · viewpoint · Phelps · ~40 km · Must-see
• Ring Hollow · viewpoint · Monroe · ~41 km · Must-see
• Bolton Hollow · viewpoint · Monroe · ~42 km · Must-see
• Cyclone Hollow · viewpoint · Monroe · ~43 km · Must-see
• Peter Cave Hollow · cave · Monroe · ~48 km · Must-see
• St. James Chapel · church · Phelps · ~50 km · Must-see
• Coon Hollow · viewpoint · Monroe · ~51 km · Must-see
• Bell Mountain Wilderness · sanctuary · Iron · ~51 km · Must-see
• Bezidek Hill · viewpoint · Monroe · ~53 km · Must-see
• Bald Hill · viewpoint · Monroe · ~55 km · Must-see
• Washington State Park · sanctuary · Washington · ~58 km · Must-see
• Buford Mountain Conservation Area · sanctuary · Monroe · ~58 km · Must-see
• Johnson's Shut-Ins State Park · sanctuary · Reynolds · ~59 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Blue Hole

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Blue Hole

• Council Bluff Lake · lake · Monroe · ~39 km · Must-see
• Wing Lake · lake · Monroe · ~59 km · Must-see
• Taum Sauk Upper Dam · lake · Reynolds · ~65 km · Must-see
• Frisco Lake · lake · Phelps · ~66 km · Must-see
• Lake Killarney · lake · Randolph · ~79 km · Must-see
• Wildwood Lake · lake · Monroe · ~84 km · Must-see
• Butterfly Lake · lake · Randolph · ~103 km · Must-see
• Kidd Lake State Natural Area · lake · Monroe · ~113 km · Must-see
• Clearwater Lake · lake · Reynolds · ~114 km · Must-see
• Creve Coeur Lake · lake · Calhoun · ~134 km · Must-see

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