Vatterott Lake

Vatterott 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 Vatterott 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 Vatterott Lake — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 38.31415, -90.53767. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Vatterott Lake

• Mastodon State Historic Site · fort · Monroe · ~18 km · Must-see
• Don Robinson State Park · sanctuary · Jefferson · ~20 km · Must-see
• Young Conservation Area · sanctuary · Jefferson · ~22 km · Must-see
• LaBarque Creek Conservation Area · park · Jefferson · ~23 km · Must-see
• LaBarque Creek Conservation Area · sanctuary · Monroe · ~23 km · Must-see
• Myron and Sonya Glassberg Conservation Area · sanctuary · Jefferson · ~24 km · Must-see
• Allenton Access · sanctuary · Monroe · ~26 km · Must-see
• Route 66 State Park · park · Saint Louis · ~28 km · Must-see
• Wildwood Lake · lake · Monroe · ~28 km · Must-see
• West Tyson County Park · park · Saint Louis · ~29 km · Must-see
• Mid America Adventure · park · Saint Louis · ~31 km · Must-see
• Cliff Cave Park · cave · Monroe · ~32 km · Must-see
• Rockwoods Range Conservation Area · park · Saint Louis · ~34 km · Must-see
• Greensfelder County Park · park · Saint Louis · ~34 km · Must-see
• Possum Woods Conservation Area · sanctuary · Saint Clair · ~34 km · Must-see
• Bohrer County Park · park · Saint Clair · ~35 km · Must-see
• Laumeier Sculpture Park · park · Saint Louis · ~35 km · Must-see
• Washington State Park · sanctuary · Washington · ~36 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Vatterott Lake

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Vatterott Lake

• Wildwood Lake · lake · Monroe · ~28 km · Must-see
• Kidd Lake State Natural Area · lake · Monroe · ~46 km · Must-see
• Compton Hill Reservoir Park · lake · Saint Louis · ~53 km · Must-see
• Creve Coeur Lake · lake · Calhoun · ~56 km · Must-see
• Horseshoe Lake State Park · lake · Madison · ~72 km · Must-see
• Baldwin Lake · lake · Randolph · ~75 km · Must-see
• Spanish Lake · lake · Madison · ~76 km · Must-see
• Butterfly Lake · lake · Randolph · ~80 km · Must-see
• Wing Lake · lake · Monroe · ~81 km · Must-see
• Lake Hillcrest Dam · lake · Madison · ~85 km · Must-see

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