Hook Pond

Hook 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 Hook 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 Hook Pond — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 37.93406, -90.07347. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Hook Pond

• Mertell Hill · viewpoint · Randolph · ~12 km · Must-see
• Lick Hollow · viewpoint · Randolph · ~14 km · Must-see
• Modoc Rock Shelter National Historic Site · fort · Randolph · ~18 km · Must-see
• Fort Kaskaskia State Historic Site · fort · Randolph · ~19 km · Must-see
• Pikes Peak · viewpoint · Randolph · ~20 km · Must-see
• Staples Hollow · viewpoint · Randolph · ~20 km · Must-see
• Corn Hollow · viewpoint · Randolph · ~22 km · Must-see
• Fort De Chartres State Park · fort · Randolph · ~23 km · Must-see
• Snell Hollow · viewpoint · Randolph · ~24 km · Must-see
• Haney Hill · viewpoint · Randolph · ~25 km · Must-see
• Hawn State Park · sanctuary · Ste. Genevieve · ~25 km · Must-see
• Morrison Hollow · viewpoint · Randolph · ~27 km · Must-see
• Butterfly Lake · lake · Randolph · ~28 km · Must-see
• Bidwell Hollow · viewpoint · Randolph · ~29 km · Must-see
• Henry Hollow · viewpoint · Randolph · ~29 km · Must-see
• Pickle Springs Natural Area · sanctuary · Randolph · ~31 km · Must-see
• Kidd Lake State Natural Area · lake · Monroe · ~32 km · Must-see
• Saltpeter Cave · viewpoint · Monroe · ~37 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Hook Pond

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Hook Pond

• Butterfly Lake · lake · Randolph · ~28 km · Must-see
• Kidd Lake State Natural Area · lake · Monroe · ~32 km · Must-see
• Baldwin Lake · lake · Randolph · ~45 km · Must-see
• Wildwood Lake · lake · Monroe · ~49 km · Must-see
• Kinkaid Lake · lake · Jackson · ~70 km · Must-see
• Wing Lake · lake · Monroe · ~71 km · Must-see
• Lake Killarney · lake · Randolph · ~72 km · Must-see
• Lake Murphysboro State Park · lake · Jackson · ~79 km · Must-see
• Chautauqua Lake · lake · Jackson · ~90 km · Must-see
• Cedar Lake Dam · lake · Jackson · ~95 km · Must-see

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