Gem Lake

Gem 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 Gem 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 Gem Lake — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 38.42672, -90.69846. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Gem Lake

• LaBarque Creek Conservation Area · sanctuary · Monroe · ~1 km · Must-see
• LaBarque Creek Conservation Area · park · Jefferson · ~1 km · Must-see
• Myron and Sonya Glassberg Conservation Area · sanctuary · Jefferson · ~2 km · Must-see
• Young Conservation Area · sanctuary · Jefferson · ~4 km · Must-see
• Don Robinson State Park · sanctuary · Jefferson · ~5 km · Must-see
• Allenton Access · sanctuary · Monroe · ~8 km · Must-see
• Mid America Adventure · park · Saint Louis · ~12 km · Must-see
• Rockwoods Range Conservation Area · park · Saint Louis · ~14 km · Must-see
• Greensfelder County Park · park · Saint Louis · ~15 km · Must-see
• Route 66 State Park · park · Saint Louis · ~15 km · Must-see
• West Tyson County Park · park · Saint Louis · ~18 km · Must-see
• Rockwoods Reservation · park · Saint Louis · ~20 km · Must-see
• Klondike Park · park · Calhoun · ~26 km · Must-see
• Dr. Edmund A. Babler Memorial State Park · sanctuary · Saint Louis · ~27 km · Must-see
• Howell Island Conservation Area · park · Calhoun · ~33 km · Must-see
• Possum Woods Conservation Area · sanctuary · Saint Clair · ~34 km · Must-see
• Mastodon State Historic Site · fort · Monroe · ~34 km · Must-see
• Hindu Temple of St. Louis · temple · Saint Clair · ~34 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Gem Lake

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Gem Lake

• Creve Coeur Lake · lake · Calhoun · ~47 km · Must-see
• Wildwood Lake · lake · Monroe · ~50 km · Must-see
• Compton Hill Reservoir Park · lake · Saint Louis · ~57 km · Must-see
• Kidd Lake State Natural Area · lake · Monroe · ~69 km · Must-see
• Spanish Lake · lake · Madison · ~74 km · Must-see
• Horseshoe Lake State Park · lake · Madison · ~76 km · Must-see
• Alton Military Prison Site · lake · Madison · ~85 km · Must-see
• Lake Hillcrest Dam · lake · Madison · ~89 km · Must-see
• Baldwin Lake · lake · Randolph · ~95 km · Must-see
• Wing Lake · lake · Monroe · ~95 km · Must-see

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