Bluff Lake

Bluff 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 Bluff 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 Bluff Lake — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 38.13272, -91.22051. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Bluff Lake

• Blue Springs Creek Conservation Area · sanctuary · Monroe · ~5 km · Must-see
• Fort Diggings Hollow · fort · Monroe · ~22 km · Must-see
• Cyclone Hollow · viewpoint · Monroe · ~29 km · Must-see
• Ring Hollow · viewpoint · Monroe · ~30 km · Must-see
• Bolton Hollow · viewpoint · Monroe · ~30 km · Must-see
• Marys Hollow · viewpoint · Monroe · ~32 km · Must-see
• Asher Hollow · viewpoint · Phelps · ~42 km · Must-see
• St. James Chapel · church · Phelps · ~47 km · Must-see
• Canaan Hollow · viewpoint · Crawford · ~50 km · Must-see
• Coon Hollow · viewpoint · Monroe · ~50 km · Must-see
• Bald Hill · viewpoint · Monroe · ~56 km · Must-see
• Washington State Park · sanctuary · Washington · ~58 km · Must-see
• Bezidek Hill · viewpoint · Monroe · ~60 km · Must-see
• Frisco Lake · lake · Phelps · ~65 km · Must-see
• Council Bluff Lake · lake · Monroe · ~67 km · Must-see
• Don Robinson State Park · sanctuary · Jefferson · ~67 km · Must-see
• LaBarque Creek Conservation Area · park · Jefferson · ~69 km · Must-see
• LaBarque Creek Conservation Area · sanctuary · Monroe · ~69 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Bluff Lake

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Bluff Lake

• Frisco Lake · lake · Phelps · ~65 km · Must-see
• Council Bluff Lake · lake · Monroe · ~67 km · Must-see
• Wing Lake · lake · Monroe · ~81 km · Must-see
• Wildwood Lake · lake · Monroe · ~85 km · Must-see
• Taum Sauk Upper Dam · lake · Reynolds · ~94 km · Must-see
• Lake Killarney · lake · Randolph · ~104 km · Must-see
• Kidd Lake State Natural Area · lake · Monroe · ~114 km · Must-see
• Creve Coeur Lake · lake · Calhoun · ~114 km · Must-see
• Butterfly Lake · lake · Randolph · ~117 km · Must-see
• Fountain of the Centaurs · lake · Cole · ~121 km · Must-see

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