Roadside Lake

Roadside 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 Roadside 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 Roadside Lake — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 38.60639, -91.27866. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Roadside Lake

• Grand Canyon · viewpoint · Calhoun · ~20 km · Must-see
• Deutschheim State Historic Site · park · Gasconade · ~22 km · Must-see
• Clarks Hollow · viewpoint · Calhoun · ~22 km · Must-see
• Henley Hollow · viewpoint · Calhoun · ~24 km · Must-see
• Lepp Hollow · viewpoint · Calhoun · ~27 km · Must-see
• St. Martin's Church · church · Montgomery · ~34 km · Must-see
• Shrine of Our Lady of Sorrows · church · Montgomery · ~35 km · Must-see
• Calhoun Hollow · viewpoint · Montgomery · ~45 km · Must-see
• Klondike Park · park · Calhoun · ~49 km · Must-see
• Graham Cave · cave · Montgomery · ~53 km · Must-see
• August A. Busch Memorial Conservation Area · sanctuary · Calhoun · ~59 km · Must-see
• Howell Island Conservation Area · park · Calhoun · ~63 km · Must-see
• Dr. Edmund A. Babler Memorial State Park · sanctuary · Saint Louis · ~64 km · Must-see
• Rockwoods Range Conservation Area · park · Saint Louis · ~64 km · Must-see
• Greensfelder County Park · park · Saint Louis · ~66 km · Must-see
• Rockwoods Reservation · park · Saint Louis · ~66 km · Must-see
• Mid America Adventure · park · Saint Louis · ~67 km · Must-see
• LaBarque Creek Conservation Area · sanctuary · Monroe · ~68 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Roadside Lake

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Roadside Lake

• Creve Coeur Lake · lake · Calhoun · ~88 km · Must-see
• Fountain of the Centaurs · lake · Cole · ~97 km · Must-see
• Frisco Lake · lake · Phelps · ~105 km · Must-see
• Wildwood Lake · lake · Monroe · ~113 km · Must-see
• Compton Hill Reservoir Park · lake · Saint Louis · ~113 km · Must-see
• Spanish Lake · lake · Madison · ~120 km · Must-see
• Alton Military Prison Site · lake · Madison · ~125 km · Must-see
• Council Bluff Lake · lake · Monroe · ~130 km · Must-see
• Horseshoe Lake State Park · lake · Madison · ~130 km · Must-see
• Clarence Cannon Dam · lake · Ralls · ~134 km · Must-see

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