Rainbow Lake

Rainbow 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 Rainbow 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 Rainbow Lake — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 38.46399, -90.91388. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Rainbow Lake

• Klondike Park · park · Calhoun · ~19 km · Must-see
• LaBarque Creek Conservation Area · sanctuary · Monroe · ~24 km · Must-see
• LaBarque Creek Conservation Area · park · Jefferson · ~24 km · Must-see
• Rockwoods Range Conservation Area · park · Saint Louis · ~25 km · Must-see
• Myron and Sonya Glassberg Conservation Area · sanctuary · Jefferson · ~25 km · Must-see
• Don Robinson State Park · sanctuary · Jefferson · ~26 km · Must-see
• Mid America Adventure · park · Saint Louis · ~27 km · Must-see
• Young Conservation Area · sanctuary · Jefferson · ~27 km · Must-see
• Allenton Access · sanctuary · Monroe · ~28 km · Must-see
• Greensfelder County Park · park · Saint Louis · ~28 km · Must-see
• Rockwoods Reservation · park · Saint Louis · ~30 km · Must-see
• Dr. Edmund A. Babler Memorial State Park · sanctuary · Saint Louis · ~32 km · Must-see
• Grand Canyon · viewpoint · Calhoun · ~34 km · Must-see
• Route 66 State Park · park · Saint Louis · ~34 km · Must-see
• Howell Island Conservation Area · park · Calhoun · ~36 km · Must-see
• West Tyson County Park · park · Saint Louis · ~37 km · Must-see
• August A. Busch Memorial Conservation Area · sanctuary · Calhoun · ~39 km · Must-see
• Cyclone Hollow · viewpoint · Monroe · ~41 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Rainbow Lake

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Rainbow Lake

• Creve Coeur Lake · lake · Calhoun · ~58 km · Must-see
• Wildwood Lake · lake · Monroe · ~70 km · Must-see
• Compton Hill Reservoir Park · lake · Saint Louis · ~76 km · Must-see
• Spanish Lake · lake · Madison · ~90 km · Must-see
• Kidd Lake State Natural Area · lake · Monroe · ~92 km · Must-see
• Horseshoe Lake State Park · lake · Madison · ~95 km · Must-see
• Alton Military Prison Site · lake · Madison · ~99 km · Must-see
• Council Bluff Lake · lake · Monroe · ~103 km · Must-see
• Wing Lake · lake · Monroe · ~104 km · Must-see
• Lake Hillcrest Dam · lake · Madison · ~108 km · Must-see

All lakes, dams & reservoirs in Illinois

Frequently asked