Old Lake

Old 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 Old 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 Old Lake — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 39.34121, -91.16182. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Old Lake

• Buckner Hollow · viewpoint · Pike · ~5 km · Must-see
• Cuivre River State Park · park · Lincoln · ~49 km · Must-see
• Free Frank McWorter Grave Site · sanctuary · Pike · ~51 km · Must-see
• Griffin Hollow · viewpoint · Ralls · ~53 km · Must-see
• New Philadelphia National Historic Site · fort · Pike · ~54 km · Must-see
• Rickey Hollow · viewpoint · Marion · ~55 km · Must-see
• Mark Twain Boyhood Home & Museum · museum · Marion · ~56 km · Must-see
• Riverview Park · park · Marion · ~58 km · Must-see
• Clarence Cannon Dam · lake · Ralls · ~58 km · Must-see
• Kamp Mound Site · fort · Calhoun · ~58 km · Must-see
• Saint Peters Brush Creek Catholic Church · church · Ralls · ~61 km · Must-see
• Mound House · fort · Greene · ~66 km · Must-see
• Koster Site · fort · Greene · ~68 km · Must-see
• Calhoun Hollow · viewpoint · Montgomery · ~72 km · Must-see
• Naples Mound 8 · fort · Pike · ~74 km · Must-see
• James Beauchamp Clark House · museum · Pike · ~3 km
• James Beauchamp Clark House · museum · Pike · ~3 km
• Buffalo Knob · viewpoint · Pike · ~14 km

See everything within a day’s drive of Old Lake

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Old Lake

• Clarence Cannon Dam · lake · Ralls · ~58 km · Must-see
• Meredosia Island · lake · Cass · ~100 km · Must-see
• Lake Jacksonville Dam · lake · Morgan · ~111 km · Must-see
• Creve Coeur Lake · lake · Calhoun · ~113 km · Must-see
• Alton Military Prison Site · lake · Madison · ~122 km · Must-see
• Spanish Lake · lake · Madison · ~128 km · Must-see
• Waverly Lake · lake · Morgan · ~129 km · Must-see
• Beaver Dam State Park · lake · Macoupin · ~129 km · Must-see
• Otter Lake Dam · lake · Macoupin · ~135 km · Must-see
• Compton Hill Reservoir Park · lake · Saint Louis · ~142 km · Must-see

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