Spring Lake

Spring 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 Spring 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 Spring Lake — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 38.15756, -90.58320. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Spring Lake

• Washington State Park · sanctuary · Washington · ~15 km · Must-see
• Wildwood Lake · lake · Monroe · ~16 km · Must-see
• Bald Hill · viewpoint · Monroe · ~18 km · Must-see
• Coon Hollow · viewpoint · Monroe · ~22 km · Must-see
• Bezidek Hill · viewpoint · Monroe · ~25 km · Must-see
• St. Francois State Park · sanctuary · Saint Francois · ~26 km · Must-see
• Don Robinson State Park · sanctuary · Jefferson · ~35 km · Must-see
• Mastodon State Historic Site · fort · Monroe · ~37 km · Must-see
• Murrill Hill · viewpoint · Monroe · ~38 km · Must-see
• LaBarque Creek Conservation Area · park · Jefferson · ~38 km · Must-see
• LaBarque Creek Conservation Area · sanctuary · Monroe · ~39 km · Must-see
• Bolton Hollow · viewpoint · Monroe · ~40 km · Must-see
• Young Conservation Area · sanctuary · Jefferson · ~40 km · Must-see
• Saltpeter Cave · viewpoint · Monroe · ~40 km · Must-see
• Ring Hollow · viewpoint · Monroe · ~40 km · Must-see
• Myron and Sonya Glassberg Conservation Area · sanctuary · Jefferson · ~41 km · Must-see
• Morrison Hollow · viewpoint · Randolph · ~41 km · Must-see
• Cyclone Hollow · viewpoint · Monroe · ~41 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Spring Lake

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Spring Lake

• Wildwood Lake · lake · Monroe · ~16 km · Must-see
• Kidd Lake State Natural Area · lake · Monroe · ~44 km · Must-see
• Wing Lake · lake · Monroe · ~59 km · Must-see
• Butterfly Lake · lake · Randolph · ~63 km · Must-see
• Council Bluff Lake · lake · Monroe · ~71 km · Must-see
• Compton Hill Reservoir Park · lake · Saint Louis · ~74 km · Must-see
• Lake Killarney · lake · Randolph · ~79 km · Must-see
• Creve Coeur Lake · lake · Calhoun · ~79 km · Must-see
• Baldwin Lake · lake · Randolph · ~79 km · Must-see
• Taum Sauk Upper Dam · lake · Reynolds · ~90 km · Must-see

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