Mormon Lake

Mormon 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 Mormon 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 Mormon Lake — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 42.13120, -93.05566. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Mormon Lake

• Glick-Sower Historical House · fort · Marshall · ~19 km · Must-see
• Conants Park · park · Tama · ~41 km · Must-see
• Skunk River Greenbelt · sanctuary · Story · ~54 km · Must-see
• Saint Matthews Episcopal Church · church · Hardin · ~58 km · Must-see
• Illinois Central Combination Depot-Ackley · fort · Hardin · ~59 km · Must-see
• Bandshell Park · park · Story · ~59 km · Must-see
• Newton Arboretum and Botanical Gardens · sanctuary · Jasper · ~60 km · Must-see
• Ioway Creek · lake · Story · ~61 km · Must-see
• Maytag Park · park · Jasper · ~61 km · Must-see
• Farm House Museum · museum · Story · ~62 km · Must-see
• Reiman Gardens · sanctuary · Story · ~62 km · Must-see
• Campanile · attraction · Story · ~63 km · Must-see
• Little Wall Lake County Park · lake · Hamilton · ~63 km · Must-see
• Anderson Goose Lake · lake · Hamilton · ~64 km · Must-see
• Grinnell Historical Museum · museum · Poweshiek · ~64 km · Must-see
• KGRN-AM (Grinnell) · attraction · Poweshiek · ~65 km · Must-see
• Conard Environmental Research Area · sanctuary · Jasper · ~65 km · Must-see
• Universalist Church · fort · Polk · ~71 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Mormon Lake

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Mormon Lake

• Ioway Creek · lake · Story · ~61 km · Must-see
• Little Wall Lake County Park · lake · Hamilton · ~63 km · Must-see
• Anderson Goose Lake · lake · Hamilton · ~64 km · Must-see
• Big Creek Diversion Dam · lake · Polk · ~84 km · Must-see
• Saylorville Lake Project · lake · Polk · ~89 km · Must-see
• Lake Red Rock · lake · Marion · ~101 km · Must-see
• Dale Maffitt Reservoir · lake · Dallas · ~115 km · Must-see
• Lake Ahquabi State Park · lake · Warren · ~129 km · Must-see
• Clear Lake · lake · Cerro Gordo · ~143 km · Must-see
• Dakins Lake Park · lake · Story · ~25 km

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