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: 38.29029, -90.45537. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Cedar Lake

• Mastodon State Historic Site · fort · Monroe · ~14 km · Must-see
• Wildwood Lake · lake · Monroe · ~23 km · Must-see
• Cliff Cave Park · cave · Monroe · ~28 km · Must-see
• Don Robinson State Park · sanctuary · Jefferson · ~30 km · Must-see
• Saltpeter Cave · viewpoint · Monroe · ~31 km · Must-see
• Young Conservation Area · sanctuary · Jefferson · ~31 km · Must-see
• LaBarque Creek Conservation Area · park · Jefferson · ~32 km · Must-see
• Myron and Sonya Glassberg Conservation Area · sanctuary · Jefferson · ~32 km · Must-see
• LaBarque Creek Conservation Area · sanctuary · Monroe · ~32 km · Must-see
• Bohrer County Park · park · Saint Clair · ~34 km · Must-see
• Allenton Access · sanctuary · Monroe · ~34 km · Must-see
• Route 66 State Park · park · Saint Louis · ~34 km · Must-see
• West Tyson County Park · park · Saint Louis · ~35 km · Must-see
• Illinois Caverns State Natural Area · sanctuary · Monroe · ~36 km · Must-see
• Possum Woods Conservation Area · sanctuary · Saint Clair · ~36 km · Must-see
• Kidd Lake State Natural Area · lake · Monroe · ~36 km · Must-see
• Laumeier Sculpture Park · park · Saint Louis · ~36 km · Must-see
• Grant's Farm · sanctuary · Saint Louis · ~38 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Cedar Lake

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Cedar Lake

• Wildwood Lake · lake · Monroe · ~23 km · Must-see
• Kidd Lake State Natural Area · lake · Monroe · ~36 km · Must-see
• Compton Hill Reservoir Park · lake · Saint Louis · ~51 km · Must-see
• Creve Coeur Lake · lake · Calhoun · ~60 km · Must-see
• Baldwin Lake · lake · Randolph · ~65 km · Must-see
• Horseshoe Lake State Park · lake · Madison · ~68 km · Must-see
• Butterfly Lake · lake · Randolph · ~73 km · Must-see
• Spanish Lake · lake · Madison · ~76 km · Must-see
• Wing Lake · lake · Monroe · ~80 km · Must-see
• Lake Hillcrest Dam · lake · Madison · ~81 km · Must-see

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