Pershall Lake Upper

Pershall Lake Upper: 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 Pershall Lake Upper

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 Pershall Lake Upper — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 37.45971, -90.79757. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Pershall Lake Upper

• Taum Sauk Upper Dam · lake · Reynolds · ~11 km · Must-see
• Taum Sauk Mountain State Park · sanctuary · Reynolds · ~11 km · Must-see
• Hogan Mountain · viewpoint · Iron · ~12 km · Must-see
• Hogan Mountain · viewpoint · Randolph · ~12 km · Must-see
• Goggins Mountain · viewpoint · Monroe · ~15 km · Must-see
• Wildcat Mountain · viewpoint · Randolph · ~16 km · Must-see
• Wildcat Mountain · viewpoint · Iron · ~16 km · Must-see
• Johnson's Shut-Ins State Park · sanctuary · Reynolds · ~16 km · Must-see
• Ketcherside Mountain · viewpoint · Iron · ~17 km · Must-see
• Ketcherside Mountain · viewpoint · Randolph · ~17 km · Must-see
• Taum Sauk Mountain · viewpoint · Iron · ~17 km · Must-see
• Brooks Hollow · viewpoint · Monroe · ~18 km · Must-see
• Robinson Hollow · viewpoint · Randolph · ~19 km · Must-see
• Russell Mountain · viewpoint · Randolph · ~19 km · Must-see
• Russell Mountain · viewpoint · Iron · ~19 km · Must-see
• Vail Mountain · viewpoint · Randolph · ~20 km · Must-see
• Wallace Hollow · viewpoint · Randolph · ~21 km · Must-see
• Womble Hollow · viewpoint · Monroe · ~22 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Pershall Lake Upper

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Pershall Lake Upper

• Taum Sauk Upper Dam · lake · Reynolds · ~11 km · Must-see
• Lake Killarney · lake · Randolph · ~31 km · Must-see
• Council Bluff Lake · lake · Monroe · ~38 km · Must-see
• Wing Lake · lake · Monroe · ~41 km · Must-see
• Clearwater Lake · lake · Reynolds · ~43 km · Must-see
• Butterfly Lake · lake · Randolph · ~76 km · Must-see
• Lake Wappapello · lake · Wayne · ~80 km · Must-see
• Wildwood Lake · lake · Monroe · ~100 km · Must-see
• Kidd Lake State Natural Area · lake · Monroe · ~117 km · Must-see
• Frisco Lake · lake · Phelps · ~127 km · Must-see

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