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: 37.79172, -90.24679. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Rainbow Lake

• Butterfly Lake · lake · Randolph · ~0 km · Must-see
• Henry Hollow · viewpoint · Randolph · ~2 km · Must-see
• Hawn State Park · sanctuary · Ste. Genevieve · ~3 km · Must-see
• Pickle Springs Natural Area · sanctuary · Randolph · ~6 km · Must-see
• Haney Hill · viewpoint · Randolph · ~11 km · Must-see
• Bidwell Hollow · viewpoint · Randolph · ~11 km · Must-see
• Prairie Hollow · viewpoint · Randolph · ~13 km · Must-see
• Gobble Hollow · viewpoint · Randolph · ~15 km · Must-see
• Mertell Hill · viewpoint · Randolph · ~16 km · Must-see
• Rickus Hill · viewpoint · Randolph · ~17 km · Must-see
• Bain Hill · viewpoint · Randolph · ~17 km · Must-see
• Lick Hollow · viewpoint · Randolph · ~18 km · Must-see
• Big Hill · viewpoint · Randolph · ~19 km · Must-see
• Beck Mountain · viewpoint · Randolph · ~19 km · Must-see
• Tetley Hill · viewpoint · Randolph · ~22 km · Must-see
• Pikes Peak · viewpoint · Randolph · ~27 km · Must-see
• St. Joe State Park · sanctuary · Saint Francois · ~28 km · Must-see
• Buck Mountain · viewpoint · Randolph · ~30 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Rainbow Lake

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Rainbow Lake

• Butterfly Lake · lake · Randolph · ~0 km · Must-see
• Lake Killarney · lake · Randolph · ~45 km · Must-see
• Wing Lake · lake · Monroe · ~48 km · Must-see
• Kidd Lake State Natural Area · lake · Monroe · ~50 km · Must-see
• Wildwood Lake · lake · Monroe · ~51 km · Must-see
• Taum Sauk Upper Dam · lake · Reynolds · ~72 km · Must-see
• Baldwin Lake · lake · Randolph · ~72 km · Must-see
• Council Bluff Lake · lake · Monroe · ~74 km · Must-see
• Kinkaid Lake · lake · Jackson · ~87 km · Must-see
• Lake Murphysboro State Park · lake · Jackson · ~95 km · Must-see

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