Gettemeier Lake

Gettemeier 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 Gettemeier 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 Gettemeier Lake — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 38.72935, -90.56803. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Gettemeier Lake

• Creve Coeur Lake · lake · Calhoun · ~9 km · Must-see
• Blanchette Landing Access · sanctuary · Calhoun · ~14 km · Must-see
• Saint Louis Abbey Church · church · Saint Louis · ~15 km · Must-see
• Saint Louis Missouri Temple · church · Saint Louis · ~17 km · Must-see
• Howell Island Conservation Area · park · Calhoun · ~17 km · Must-see
• Hindu Temple of St. Louis · temple · Saint Clair · ~18 km · Must-see
• McDonnell Park · park · Madison · ~18 km · Must-see
• Dr. Edmund A. Babler Memorial State Park · sanctuary · Saint Louis · ~20 km · Must-see
• August A. Busch Memorial Conservation Area · sanctuary · Calhoun · ~20 km · Must-see
• Rockwoods Reservation · park · Saint Louis · ~25 km · Must-see
• Golden Eagle-Toppmeyer Site · fort · Calhoun · ~26 km · Must-see
• Tilles Park · sanctuary · Saint Clair · ~27 km · Must-see
• Eliot Unitarian Chapel of Kirkwood · church · Saint Louis · ~27 km · Must-see
• West Tyson County Park · park · Saint Louis · ~29 km · Must-see
• Possum Woods Conservation Area · sanctuary · Saint Clair · ~29 km · Must-see
• Greensfelder County Park · park · Saint Louis · ~29 km · Must-see
• Laumeier Sculpture Park · park · Saint Louis · ~30 km · Must-see
• Thinker on a Rock · attraction · Saint Louis · ~30 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Gettemeier Lake

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Gettemeier Lake

• Creve Coeur Lake · lake · Calhoun · ~9 km · Must-see
• Compton Hill Reservoir Park · lake · Saint Louis · ~39 km · Must-see
• Spanish Lake · lake · Madison · ~41 km · Must-see
• Alton Military Prison Site · lake · Madison · ~47 km · Must-see
• Horseshoe Lake State Park · lake · Madison · ~53 km · Must-see
• Lake Hillcrest Dam · lake · Madison · ~62 km · Must-see
• Dunlap Lake Dam · lake · Madison · ~69 km · Must-see
• Wildwood Lake · lake · Monroe · ~85 km · Must-see
• Kidd Lake State Natural Area · lake · Monroe · ~91 km · Must-see
• Beaver Dam State Park · lake · Macoupin · ~92 km · Must-see

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