Decoy Lake

Decoy 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 Decoy 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 Decoy Lake — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 38.01120, -94.02382. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Decoy Lake

• Osage Village State Historic Site · park · Vernon · ~21 km · Must-see
• Blue Mound · viewpoint · Vernon · ~21 km · Must-see
• Harry S. Truman Reservoir · lake · St. Clair · ~58 km · Must-see
• Stockton Lake · lake · Dade · ~72 km · Must-see
• Harry S Truman State Park · sanctuary · Benton · ~74 km · Must-see
• Marais des Cygnes National Wildlife Refuge · sanctuary · Linn · ~74 km · Must-see
• Maus Lake · lake · Vernon · ~10 km
• Hagen Hill · viewpoint · St. Clair · ~13 km
• Grass Hill · viewpoint · St. Clair · ~14 km
• Roberts Lake · lake · Bates · ~15 km
• Belvoir Bluffs · viewpoint · Vernon · ~17 km
• Fort Carondelet · fort · Vernon · ~21 km
• Clubhouse Hill · viewpoint · St. Clair · ~21 km
• Halley Bluffs · viewpoint · Vernon · ~21 km
• Hammer Hill · viewpoint · Bates · ~21 km
• Cave Hill · cave · Cedar · ~27 km
• Four Rivers Conservation Area · sanctuary · Vernon · ~29 km
• Dorman Lake Dam · lake · Cedar · ~30 km

See everything within a day’s drive of Decoy Lake

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Decoy Lake

• Harry S. Truman Reservoir · lake · St. Clair · ~58 km · Must-see
• Stockton Lake · lake · Dade · ~72 km · Must-see
• Pomme De Terre State Park Marina · lake · Hickory · ~80 km · Must-see
• Lake of the Ozarks · lake · Camden · ~117 km · Must-see
• McDaniel Lake Dam · lake · Greene · ~127 km · Must-see
• Lake Niangua · lake · Camden · ~129 km · Must-see
• Lake Lotawana · lake · Jackson · ~130 km · Must-see
• Fellows Lake · lake · Greene · ~132 km · Must-see
• Longview Lake Park · lake · Johnson · ~133 km · Must-see
• Prairie Lee Lake · lake · Jackson · ~133 km · Must-see

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