Founders Lake

Founders 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 Founders 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 Founders Lake — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 40.61872, -93.93009. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Founders Lake

• Nine Eagles Lakeside Picnic Area · park · Decatur · ~17 km · Must-see
• Lake Lashane Dam · lake · Decatur · ~5 km
• Bloomington Church · church · Decatur · ~8 km
• The Mormon Trail / Utopian Experiments in Southern Iowa · fort · Decatur · ~10 km
• Echo-Walk: Recalling the Past in Decatur County · fort · Decatur · ~10 km
• Slip Bluff Lake Overlook · lake · Decatur · ~10 km
• Oxbow Overlook · viewpoint · Decatur · ~10 km
• Savely Lake · lake · Decatur · ~14 km
• River Road · fort · Decatur · ~15 km
• West Fork Big Creek Watershed Site B-18 · lake · Ringgold · ~17 km
• West Fork Big Creek Watershed Site B-16 · lake · Ringgold · ~19 km
• East Fork Big Creek Watershed Lake A-4 · lake · Decatur · ~19 km
• New Salem Church · church · Decatur · ~23 km
• Decatur County Museum · museum · Decatur · ~26 km
• Statue of Liberty · fort · Decatur · ~26 km
• Decatur County Freedom Rock · fort · Decatur · ~26 km
• Assembly of God Church · church · Decatur · ~26 km
• Little River Beach · beach · Decatur · ~27 km

See everything within a day’s drive of Founders Lake

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• Lake Icaria County Recreation Area · lake · Adams · ~104 km · Must-see
• Rathbun Lake · lake · Appanoose · ~104 km · Must-see
• Dale Maffitt Reservoir · lake · Dallas · ~125 km · Must-see
• Viking Lake State Park · lake · Montgomery · ~126 km · Must-see
• Lake Red Rock · lake · Marion · ~137 km · Must-see
• Lake Wapello State Park · lake · Davis · ~145 km · Must-see
• Brookfield City Dam · lake · Linn · ~149 km · Must-see

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