Cedar Lake

Cedar 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 Cedar 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 Cedar Lake — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 38.37869, -90.88380. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Cedar Lake

• Don Robinson State Park · sanctuary · Jefferson · ~20 km · Must-see
• LaBarque Creek Conservation Area · park · Jefferson · ~21 km · Must-see
• LaBarque Creek Conservation Area · sanctuary · Monroe · ~21 km · Must-see
• Myron and Sonya Glassberg Conservation Area · sanctuary · Jefferson · ~23 km · Must-see
• Young Conservation Area · sanctuary · Jefferson · ~25 km · Must-see
• Allenton Access · sanctuary · Monroe · ~28 km · Must-see
• Rockwoods Range Conservation Area · park · Saint Louis · ~29 km · Must-see
• Klondike Park · park · Calhoun · ~29 km · Must-see
• Mid America Adventure · park · Saint Louis · ~30 km · Must-see
• Cyclone Hollow · viewpoint · Monroe · ~30 km · Must-see
• Greensfelder County Park · park · Saint Louis · ~31 km · Must-see
• Bolton Hollow · viewpoint · Monroe · ~32 km · Must-see
• Ring Hollow · viewpoint · Monroe · ~32 km · Must-see
• Rockwoods Reservation · park · Saint Louis · ~35 km · Must-see
• Route 66 State Park · park · Saint Louis · ~36 km · Must-see
• West Tyson County Park · park · Saint Louis · ~38 km · Must-see
• Dr. Edmund A. Babler Memorial State Park · sanctuary · Saint Louis · ~39 km · Must-see
• Coon Hollow · viewpoint · Monroe · ~41 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Cedar Lake

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Cedar Lake

• Wildwood Lake · lake · Monroe · ~60 km · Must-see
• Creve Coeur Lake · lake · Calhoun · ~64 km · Must-see
• Compton Hill Reservoir Park · lake · Saint Louis · ~78 km · Must-see
• Kidd Lake State Natural Area · lake · Monroe · ~84 km · Must-see
• Wing Lake · lake · Monroe · ~92 km · Must-see
• Council Bluff Lake · lake · Monroe · ~92 km · Must-see
• Spanish Lake · lake · Madison · ~94 km · Must-see
• Horseshoe Lake State Park · lake · Madison · ~97 km · Must-see
• Alton Military Prison Site · lake · Madison · ~104 km · Must-see
• Butterfly Lake · lake · Randolph · ~107 km · Must-see

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