Flamingo Lakes

Flamingo Lakes: 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 Flamingo Lakes

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 Flamingo Lakes — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 38.47838, -91.16709. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Flamingo Lakes

• Grand Canyon · viewpoint · Calhoun · ~26 km · Must-see
• Klondike Park · park · Calhoun · ~39 km · Must-see
• Clarks Hollow · viewpoint · Calhoun · ~40 km · Must-see
• Henley Hollow · viewpoint · Calhoun · ~43 km · Must-see
• Deutschheim State Historic Site · park · Gasconade · ~43 km · Must-see
• Lepp Hollow · viewpoint · Calhoun · ~47 km · Must-see
• Cyclone Hollow · viewpoint · Monroe · ~48 km · Must-see
• Blue Springs Creek Conservation Area · sanctuary · Monroe · ~50 km · Must-see
• Ring Hollow · viewpoint · Monroe · ~51 km · Must-see
• Bolton Hollow · viewpoint · Monroe · ~51 km · Must-see
• LaBarque Creek Conservation Area · sanctuary · Monroe · ~51 km · Must-see
• LaBarque Creek Conservation Area · park · Jefferson · ~51 km · Must-see
• Rockwoods Range Conservation Area · park · Saint Louis · ~52 km · Must-see
• Don Robinson State Park · sanctuary · Jefferson · ~53 km · Must-see
• Myron and Sonya Glassberg Conservation Area · sanctuary · Jefferson · ~53 km · Must-see
• Mid America Adventure · park · Saint Louis · ~54 km · Must-see
• Greensfelder County Park · park · Saint Louis · ~54 km · Must-see
• St. Martin's Church · church · Montgomery · ~55 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Flamingo Lakes

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Flamingo Lakes

• Creve Coeur Lake · lake · Calhoun · ~81 km · Must-see
• Wildwood Lake · lake · Monroe · ~93 km · Must-see
• Frisco Lake · lake · Phelps · ~98 km · Must-see
• Compton Hill Reservoir Park · lake · Saint Louis · ~103 km · Must-see
• Council Bluff Lake · lake · Monroe · ~109 km · Must-see
• Fountain of the Centaurs · lake · Cole · ~110 km · Must-see
• Spanish Lake · lake · Madison · ~114 km · Must-see
• Wing Lake · lake · Monroe · ~116 km · Must-see
• Kidd Lake State Natural Area · lake · Monroe · ~117 km · Must-see
• Alton Military Prison Site · lake · Madison · ~121 km · Must-see

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