Slime Pond

Slime Pond: 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 Slime Pond

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 Slime Pond — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 37.60228, -90.27123. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Slime Pond

• Big Hill · viewpoint · Randolph · ~8 km · Must-see
• Buckner Mountain · viewpoint · Randolph · ~9 km · Must-see
• Bain Hill · viewpoint · Randolph · ~10 km · Must-see
• Gobble Hollow · viewpoint · Randolph · ~12 km · Must-see
• Buck Mountain · viewpoint · Randolph · ~13 km · Must-see
• Tin Mine Mountain · viewpoint · Randolph · ~20 km · Must-see
• Prairie Hollow · viewpoint · Randolph · ~22 km · Must-see
• Bidwell Hollow · viewpoint · Randolph · ~22 km · Must-see
• Rickus Hill · viewpoint · Randolph · ~22 km · Must-see
• Tetley Hill · viewpoint · Randolph · ~23 km · Must-see
• Henry Hollow · viewpoint · Randolph · ~25 km · Must-see
• Seego Hollow · viewpoint · Randolph · ~25 km · Must-see
• Beck Mountain · viewpoint · Randolph · ~25 km · Must-see
• Blue Mountain · viewpoint · Randolph · ~26 km · Must-see
• Butterfly Lake · lake · Randolph · ~26 km · Must-see
• Haney Hill · viewpoint · Randolph · ~27 km · Must-see
• Bald Knob · viewpoint · Saint Francois · ~28 km · Must-see
• Pickle Springs Natural Area · sanctuary · Randolph · ~28 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Slime Pond

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• Council Bluff Lake · lake · Monroe · ~72 km · Must-see
• Wildwood Lake · lake · Monroe · ~75 km · Must-see
• Kidd Lake State Natural Area · lake · Monroe · ~76 km · Must-see
• Lake Wappapello · lake · Wayne · ~84 km · Must-see
• Clearwater Lake · lake · Reynolds · ~84 km · Must-see
• Kinkaid Lake · lake · Jackson · ~94 km · Must-see

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