Dark Lake

Dark 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 Dark 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 Dark Lake — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 38.98154, -90.68887. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Dark Lake

• Two Rivers National Wildlife Refuge · sanctuary · Jersey · ~16 km · Must-see
• Duncan Farm · fort · Jersey · ~19 km · Must-see
• Pere Marquette State Park · sanctuary · Jersey · ~20 km · Must-see
• Golden Eagle-Toppmeyer Site · fort · Calhoun · ~20 km · Must-see
• Cuivre River State Park · park · Lincoln · ~27 km · Must-see
• Koster Site · fort · Greene · ~35 km · Must-see
• Blanchette Landing Access · sanctuary · Calhoun · ~35 km · Must-see
• August A. Busch Memorial Conservation Area · sanctuary · Calhoun · ~37 km · Must-see
• Creve Coeur Lake · lake · Calhoun · ~43 km · Must-see
• Howell Island Conservation Area · park · Calhoun · ~44 km · Must-see
• McDonnell Park · park · Madison · ~48 km · Must-see
• Kamp Mound Site · fort · Calhoun · ~49 km · Must-see
• Dr. Edmund A. Babler Memorial State Park · sanctuary · Saint Louis · ~50 km · Must-see
• Saint Louis Abbey Church · church · Saint Louis · ~52 km · Must-see
• Saint Louis Missouri Temple · church · Saint Louis · ~53 km · Must-see
• Benjamin Godfrey Chapel · church · Madison · ~54 km · Must-see
• Piasa Bird · fort · Madison · ~54 km · Must-see
• Hindu Temple of St. Louis · temple · Saint Clair · ~55 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Dark Lake

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Dark Lake

• Creve Coeur Lake · lake · Calhoun · ~43 km · Must-see
• Alton Military Prison Site · lake · Madison · ~55 km · Must-see
• Spanish Lake · lake · Madison · ~58 km · Must-see
• Compton Hill Reservoir Park · lake · Saint Louis · ~71 km · Must-see
• Horseshoe Lake State Park · lake · Madison · ~77 km · Must-see
• Lake Hillcrest Dam · lake · Madison · ~82 km · Must-see
• Beaver Dam State Park · lake · Macoupin · ~83 km · Must-see
• Dunlap Lake Dam · lake · Madison · ~85 km · Must-see
• Otter Lake Dam · lake · Macoupin · ~103 km · Must-see
• Lake Jacksonville Dam · lake · Morgan · ~108 km · Must-see

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