Pine Lake

Pine 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 Pine 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 Pine Lake — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 38.40839, -90.49846. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Pine Lake

• Mastodon State Historic Site · fort · Monroe · ~12 km · Must-see
• Route 66 State Park · park · Saint Louis · ~18 km · Must-see
• West Tyson County Park · park · Saint Louis · ~18 km · Must-see
• Young Conservation Area · sanctuary · Jefferson · ~19 km · Must-see
• Allenton Access · sanctuary · Monroe · ~20 km · Must-see
• Myron and Sonya Glassberg Conservation Area · sanctuary · Jefferson · ~21 km · Must-see
• Possum Woods Conservation Area · sanctuary · Saint Clair · ~21 km · Must-see
• Laumeier Sculpture Park · park · Saint Louis · ~22 km · Must-see
• Don Robinson State Park · sanctuary · Jefferson · ~22 km · Must-see
• Bohrer County Park · park · Saint Clair · ~22 km · Must-see
• LaBarque Creek Conservation Area · sanctuary · Monroe · ~22 km · Must-see
• LaBarque Creek Conservation Area · park · Jefferson · ~22 km · Must-see
• Cliff Cave Park · cave · Monroe · ~23 km · Must-see
• Mid America Adventure · park · Saint Louis · ~24 km · Must-see
• Grant's Farm · sanctuary · Saint Louis · ~25 km · Must-see
• Ulysses S. Grant National Historic Site · park · Saint Clair · ~26 km · Must-see
• Eliot Unitarian Chapel of Kirkwood · church · Saint Louis · ~26 km · Must-see
• Greensfelder County Park · park · Saint Louis · ~26 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Pine Lake

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Pine Lake

• Wildwood Lake · lake · Monroe · ~40 km · Must-see
• Compton Hill Reservoir Park · lake · Saint Louis · ~40 km · Must-see
• Creve Coeur Lake · lake · Calhoun · ~43 km · Must-see
• Kidd Lake State Natural Area · lake · Monroe · ~50 km · Must-see
• Horseshoe Lake State Park · lake · Madison · ~59 km · Must-see
• Spanish Lake · lake · Madison · ~63 km · Must-see
• Lake Hillcrest Dam · lake · Madison · ~72 km · Must-see
• Baldwin Lake · lake · Randolph · ~74 km · Must-see
• Alton Military Prison Site · lake · Madison · ~75 km · Must-see
• Dunlap Lake Dam · lake · Madison · ~83 km · Must-see

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