Browns Lake

Browns 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 Browns 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 Browns Lake — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 41.46034, -93.34975. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Browns Lake

• Lake Red Rock · lake · Marion · ~22 km · Must-see
• National Balloon Museum · museum · Warren · ~25 km · Must-see
• Buxton Park · park · Warren · ~26 km · Must-see
• Universalist Church · fort · Polk · ~29 km · Must-see
• Blank Park Zoo · sanctuary · Polk · ~29 km · Must-see
• Dragon Slayer · temple · Polk · ~31 km · Must-see
• Adventureland Resort · park · Polk · ~31 km · Must-see
• National Sprint Car Hall of Fame and Museum · museum · Marion · ~31 km · Must-see
• Saint Anthony's Church · church · Polk · ~32 km · Must-see
• Greater Des Moines Botanical Garden · sanctuary · Polk · ~33 km · Must-see
• Saint Ambrose Cathedral · church · Polk · ~34 km · Must-see
• Iowa Events Center · attraction · Polk · ~34 km · Must-see
• Hotel Fort Des Moines · fort · Polk · ~34 km · Must-see
• The Cathedral Church of Saint Paul · church · Polk · ~34 km · Must-see
• Western Gateway Park · park · Polk · ~34 km · Must-see
• First United Methodist Church · church · Polk · ~34 km · Must-see
• John and Mary Pappajohn Sculpture Park · park · Polk · ~34 km · Must-see
• Arie Den Boer Arboretum · sanctuary · Polk · ~35 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Browns Lake

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Browns Lake

• Lake Red Rock · lake · Marion · ~22 km · Must-see
• Lake Ahquabi State Park · lake · Warren · ~35 km · Must-see
• Dale Maffitt Reservoir · lake · Dallas · ~47 km · Must-see
• Saylorville Lake Project · lake · Polk · ~51 km · Must-see
• Big Creek Diversion Dam · lake · Polk · ~61 km · Must-see
• Ioway Creek · lake · Story · ~86 km · Must-see
• Rathbun Lake · lake · Appanoose · ~91 km · Must-see
• Little Wall Lake County Park · lake · Hamilton · ~116 km · Must-see
• Lake Wapello State Park · lake · Davis · ~121 km · Must-see
• Anderson Goose Lake · lake · Hamilton · ~122 km · Must-see

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