Long Lake

Long 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 Long 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 Long Lake — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 39.51421, -91.10264. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Long Lake

• Buckner Hollow · viewpoint · Pike · ~20 km · Must-see
• Free Frank McWorter Grave Site · sanctuary · Pike · ~26 km · Must-see
• New Philadelphia National Historic Site · fort · Pike · ~30 km · Must-see
• Mark Twain Boyhood Home & Museum · museum · Marion · ~39 km · Must-see
• Rickey Hollow · viewpoint · Marion · ~40 km · Must-see
• Riverview Park · park · Marion · ~41 km · Must-see
• Griffin Hollow · viewpoint · Ralls · ~51 km · Must-see
• Naples Mound 8 · fort · Pike · ~55 km · Must-see
• Saint Peters Brush Creek Catholic Church · church · Ralls · ~56 km · Must-see
• Mound House · fort · Greene · ~56 km · Must-see
• Kamp Mound Site · fort · Calhoun · ~58 km · Must-see
• Clarence Cannon Dam · lake · Ralls · ~58 km · Must-see
• Cuivre River State Park · park · Lincoln · ~69 km · Must-see
• Koster Site · fort · Greene · ~73 km · Must-see
• North Fritz Island · river spot · Pike · ~3 km
• Sand Bar Island · river spot · Pike · ~4 km
• Bay Island · river spot · Pike · ~4 km
• Blackbird Island · river spot · Pike · ~5 km

See everything within a day’s drive of Long Lake

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Long Lake

• Clarence Cannon Dam · lake · Ralls · ~58 km · Must-see
• Meredosia Island · lake · Cass · ~78 km · Must-see
• Lake Jacksonville Dam · lake · Morgan · ~97 km · Must-see
• Waverly Lake · lake · Morgan · ~117 km · Must-see
• Beaver Dam State Park · lake · Macoupin · ~128 km · Must-see
• Otter Lake Dam · lake · Macoupin · ~129 km · Must-see
• Creve Coeur Lake · lake · Calhoun · ~129 km · Must-see
• Alton Military Prison Site · lake · Madison · ~131 km · Must-see
• Anderson Lake State Conservation Area · lake · Fulton · ~136 km · Must-see
• Spanish Lake · lake · Madison · ~139 km · Must-see

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