Deer Slough

Deer Slough: 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 Deer Slough

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 Deer Slough — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 39.21918, -90.73388. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Deer Slough

• Kamp Mound Site · fort · Calhoun · ~20 km · Must-see
• Koster Site · fort · Greene · ~20 km · Must-see
• Cuivre River State Park · park · Lincoln · ~34 km · Must-see
• Pere Marquette State Park · sanctuary · Jersey · ~39 km · Must-see
• Two Rivers National Wildlife Refuge · sanctuary · Jersey · ~41 km · Must-see
• Mound House · fort · Greene · ~41 km · Must-see
• Duncan Farm · fort · Jersey · ~42 km · Must-see
• Golden Eagle-Toppmeyer Site · fort · Calhoun · ~48 km · Must-see
• Buckner Hollow · viewpoint · Pike · ~50 km · Must-see
• Blanchette Landing Access · sanctuary · Calhoun · ~65 km · Must-see
• Naples Mound 8 · fort · Pike · ~67 km · Must-see
• Benjamin Godfrey Chapel · church · Madison · ~69 km · Must-see
• August A. Busch Memorial Conservation Area · sanctuary · Calhoun · ~70 km · Must-see
• New Philadelphia National Historic Site · fort · Pike · ~71 km · Must-see
• Piasa Bird · fort · Madison · ~73 km · Must-see
• McPike Mansion · attraction · Madison · ~74 km · Must-see
• Free Frank McWorter Grave Site · sanctuary · Pike · ~74 km · Must-see
• Alton Military Prison Site · lake · Madison · ~74 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Deer Slough

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Deer Slough

• Alton Military Prison Site · lake · Madison · ~74 km · Must-see
• Creve Coeur Lake · lake · Calhoun · ~75 km · Must-see
• Beaver Dam State Park · lake · Macoupin · ~81 km · Must-see
• Spanish Lake · lake · Madison · ~82 km · Must-see
• Lake Jacksonville Dam · lake · Morgan · ~84 km · Must-see
• Otter Lake Dam · lake · Macoupin · ~92 km · Must-see
• Waverly Lake · lake · Morgan · ~94 km · Must-see
• Meredosia Island · lake · Cass · ~95 km · Must-see
• Compton Hill Reservoir Park · lake · Saint Louis · ~100 km · Must-see
• Horseshoe Lake State Park · lake · Madison · ~102 km · Must-see

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