Lake Scheffborg

Lake Scheffborg: 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 Lake Scheffborg

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 Lake Scheffborg — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 38.78505, -91.06014. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Lake Scheffborg

• Clarks Hollow · viewpoint · Calhoun · ~18 km · Must-see
• Grand Canyon · viewpoint · Calhoun · ~18 km · Must-see
• Henley Hollow · viewpoint · Calhoun · ~23 km · Must-see
• Lepp Hollow · viewpoint · Calhoun · ~27 km · Must-see
• August A. Busch Memorial Conservation Area · sanctuary · Calhoun · ~34 km · Must-see
• Cuivre River State Park · park · Lincoln · ~37 km · Must-see
• Klondike Park · park · Calhoun · ~37 km · Must-see
• Howell Island Conservation Area · park · Calhoun · ~42 km · Must-see
• Deutschheim State Historic Site · park · Gasconade · ~42 km · Must-see
• Dr. Edmund A. Babler Memorial State Park · sanctuary · Saint Louis · ~46 km · Must-see
• Calhoun Hollow · viewpoint · Montgomery · ~47 km · Must-see
• Rockwoods Reservation · park · Saint Louis · ~52 km · Must-see
• Rockwoods Range Conservation Area · park · Saint Louis · ~54 km · Must-see
• St. Martin's Church · church · Montgomery · ~54 km · Must-see
• Shrine of Our Lady of Sorrows · church · Montgomery · ~54 km · Must-see
• Greensfelder County Park · park · Saint Louis · ~54 km · Must-see
• Mid America Adventure · park · Saint Louis · ~57 km · Must-see
• Graham Cave · cave · Montgomery · ~58 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Lake Scheffborg

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Lake Scheffborg

• Creve Coeur Lake · lake · Calhoun · ~63 km · Must-see
• Compton Hill Reservoir Park · lake · Saint Louis · ~92 km · Must-see
• Spanish Lake · lake · Madison · ~93 km · Must-see
• Alton Military Prison Site · lake · Madison · ~95 km · Must-see
• Horseshoe Lake State Park · lake · Madison · ~106 km · Must-see
• Wildwood Lake · lake · Monroe · ~114 km · Must-see
• Lake Hillcrest Dam · lake · Madison · ~116 km · Must-see
• Clarence Cannon Dam · lake · Ralls · ~121 km · Must-see
• Dunlap Lake Dam · lake · Madison · ~122 km · Must-see
• Fountain of the Centaurs · lake · Cole · ~124 km · Must-see

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