Big Lake

Big 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 Big 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 Big Lake — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 41.38371, -91.39307. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Big Lake

• Greenwood Cemetery Chapel · church · Muscatine · ~35 km · Must-see
• First Presbyterian Church · church · Muscatine · ~36 km · Must-see
• Trinity Episcopal Church Muscatine · church · Muscatine · ~37 km · Must-see
• Herbert Hoover National Historic Site · fort · Cedar · ~40 km · Must-see
• Presidential Library and Museum · museum · Cedar · ~40 km · Must-see
• Stanley Museum of Art · museum · Johnson · ~41 km · Must-see
• Old Capitol · museum · Johnson · ~41 km · Must-see
• Museum of Natural History · museum · Johnson · ~41 km · Must-see
• Hickory Hill Park · sanctuary · Johnson · ~42 km · Must-see
• Old Brick Episcopal Church · church · Johnson · ~42 km · Must-see
• Edgewater Park · fort · Johnson · ~45 km · Must-see
• Toolesboro Mounds State Preserve · sanctuary · Louisa · ~48 km · Must-see
• Pine Mills German Methodist Episcopal Church · church · Muscatine · ~55 km · Must-see
• Coralville Lake · lake · Johnson · ~57 km · Must-see
• Lake Macbride Dam · lake · Johnson · ~60 km · Must-see
• New Sweden Baptist Church · church · Jefferson · ~65 km · Must-see
• Big River State Forest · sanctuary · Henderson · ~70 km · Must-see
• Palisades-Kepler State Park · park · Linn · ~74 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Big Lake

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Big Lake

• Coralville Lake · lake · Johnson · ~57 km · Must-see
• Lake Macbride Dam · lake · Johnson · ~60 km · Must-see
• Lost Grove Lake Wildlife Management Area · lake · Scott · ~105 km · Must-see
• Lake Sugema Wildlife Management Area · lake · Van Buren · ~116 km · Must-see
• Goose Lake Wildlife Management Area · lake · Clinton · ~131 km · Must-see
• Lake Bracken · lake · Des Moines · ~132 km · Must-see
• Little Swan Lake · lake · Des Moines · ~134 km · Must-see
• Lake Wapello State Park · lake · Davis · ~147 km · Must-see
• Gedney Lake Area · lake · Muscatine · ~9 km
• Klum Lake Wildlife Management Area · lake · Louisa · ~32 km

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