Irish Lake

Irish 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 Irish 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 Irish Lake — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 42.13277, -96.14613. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Irish Lake

• Lewis and Clark State Park · park · Monona · ~13 km · Must-see
• Blackbird Bend Wildlife Management Area · sanctuary · Monona · ~16 km · Must-see
• Emmanuel Lutheran Church · church · Dakota · ~48 km · Must-see
• South Ravine Park · park · Woodbury · ~50 km · Must-see
• Sergeant Floyd Monument · fort · Woodbury · ~52 km · Must-see
• Lewis Park · sanctuary · Woodbury · ~52 km · Must-see
• Sioux City Art Center · church · Woodbury · ~57 km · Must-see
• Woodbury County Courthouse · sanctuary · Woodbury · ~57 km · Must-see
• Saint Thomas Orthodox Church · church · Woodbury · ~58 km · Must-see
• John Peirce Mansion · fort · Woodbury · ~60 km · Must-see
• Stone State Park · park · Woodbury · ~66 km · Must-see
• McCook Lake · lake · Woodbury · ~68 km · Must-see
• Badger Lake Wildlife Management Area · lake · Monona · ~8 km
• 100th Street;340th Street · fort · Monona · ~12 km
• Monona County Historical Museum · museum · Monona · ~14 km
• Monona County Veterans Memorial Museum · museum · Monona · ~14 km
• Hornick Depot · museum · Woodbury · ~14 km
• Gaukel Park · park · Monona · ~14 km

See everything within a day’s drive of Irish Lake

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Irish Lake

• McCook Lake · lake · Woodbury · ~68 km · Must-see
• DeSoto Lake (Iowa) · lake · Pottawattamie · ~89 km · Must-see
• Standing Bear Lake · lake · Pottawattamie · ~114 km · Must-see
• Standing Bear Lake · lake · Douglas · ~114 km · Must-see
• Carter Lake · lake · Pottawattamie · ~119 km · Must-see
• Zorinsky Lake Park · lake · Douglas · ~127 km · Must-see
• Lake Manawa · lake · Pottawattamie · ~132 km · Must-see
• Lake Wanahoo Dam · lake · Saunders · ~134 km · Must-see
• Swan Lake State Park · lake · Carroll · ~134 km · Must-see
• Badger Lake Wildlife Management Area · lake · Monona · ~8 km

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