Grots Pond

Grots Pond: 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 Grots Pond

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 Grots Pond — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 39.07543, -90.71045. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Grots Pond

• Two Rivers National Wildlife Refuge · sanctuary · Jersey · ~24 km · Must-see
• Pere Marquette State Park · sanctuary · Jersey · ~24 km · Must-see
• Cuivre River State Park · park · Lincoln · ~25 km · Must-see
• Koster Site · fort · Greene · ~25 km · Must-see
• Duncan Farm · fort · Jersey · ~26 km · Must-see
• Golden Eagle-Toppmeyer Site · fort · Calhoun · ~30 km · Must-see
• Kamp Mound Site · fort · Calhoun · ~37 km · Must-see
• Blanchette Landing Access · sanctuary · Calhoun · ~47 km · Must-see
• August A. Busch Memorial Conservation Area · sanctuary · Calhoun · ~50 km · Must-see
• Creve Coeur Lake · lake · Calhoun · ~55 km · Must-see
• Howell Island Conservation Area · park · Calhoun · ~57 km · Must-see
• Benjamin Godfrey Chapel · church · Madison · ~59 km · Must-see
• Mound House · fort · Greene · ~60 km · Must-see
• McDonnell Park · park · Madison · ~60 km · Must-see
• Piasa Bird · fort · Madison · ~60 km · Must-see
• McPike Mansion · attraction · Madison · ~62 km · Must-see
• Alton Military Prison Site · lake · Madison · ~62 km · Must-see
• Dr. Edmund A. Babler Memorial State Park · sanctuary · Saint Louis · ~63 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Grots Pond

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Grots Pond

• Creve Coeur Lake · lake · Calhoun · ~55 km · Must-see
• Alton Military Prison Site · lake · Madison · ~62 km · Must-see
• Spanish Lake · lake · Madison · ~67 km · Must-see
• Beaver Dam State Park · lake · Macoupin · ~81 km · Must-see
• Compton Hill Reservoir Park · lake · Saint Louis · ~82 km · Must-see
• Horseshoe Lake State Park · lake · Madison · ~86 km · Must-see
• Lake Hillcrest Dam · lake · Madison · ~90 km · Must-see
• Dunlap Lake Dam · lake · Madison · ~91 km · Must-see
• Otter Lake Dam · lake · Macoupin · ~98 km · Must-see
• Lake Jacksonville Dam · lake · Morgan · ~98 km · Must-see

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