Hellings Lakes

Hellings 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 Hellings 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 Hellings Lakes — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 38.41505, -90.95042. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Hellings Lakes

• Klondike Park · park · Calhoun · ~26 km · Must-see
• LaBarque Creek Conservation Area · park · Jefferson · ~27 km · Must-see
• LaBarque Creek Conservation Area · sanctuary · Monroe · ~27 km · Must-see
• Don Robinson State Park · sanctuary · Jefferson · ~28 km · Must-see
• Myron and Sonya Glassberg Conservation Area · sanctuary · Jefferson · ~29 km · Must-see
• Young Conservation Area · sanctuary · Jefferson · ~31 km · Must-see
• Rockwoods Range Conservation Area · park · Saint Louis · ~32 km · Must-see
• Allenton Access · sanctuary · Monroe · ~33 km · Must-see
• Mid America Adventure · park · Saint Louis · ~33 km · Must-see
• Cyclone Hollow · viewpoint · Monroe · ~33 km · Must-see
• Greensfelder County Park · park · Saint Louis · ~34 km · Must-see
• Ring Hollow · viewpoint · Monroe · ~36 km · Must-see
• Bolton Hollow · viewpoint · Monroe · ~36 km · Must-see
• Rockwoods Reservation · park · Saint Louis · ~37 km · Must-see
• Grand Canyon · viewpoint · Calhoun · ~38 km · Must-see
• Dr. Edmund A. Babler Memorial State Park · sanctuary · Saint Louis · ~40 km · Must-see
• Route 66 State Park · park · Saint Louis · ~40 km · Must-see
• West Tyson County Park · park · Saint Louis · ~43 km · Must-see

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Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Hellings Lakes

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• Compton Hill Reservoir Park · lake · Saint Louis · ~82 km · Must-see
• Kidd Lake State Natural Area · lake · Monroe · ~92 km · Must-see
• Council Bluff Lake · lake · Monroe · ~97 km · Must-see
• Spanish Lake · lake · Madison · ~97 km · Must-see
• Wing Lake · lake · Monroe · ~98 km · Must-see
• Horseshoe Lake State Park · lake · Madison · ~101 km · Must-see
• Alton Military Prison Site · lake · Madison · ~106 km · Must-see
• Frisco Lake · lake · Phelps · ~110 km · Must-see

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