Local favourite lake · Sac, Iowa
Provost Bay
Provost Bay is a lake in Sac, Iowa.
Provost Bay: 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 Provost Bay
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 Provost Bay — distance from nearby cities
Coordinates: 42.29332, -95.03277. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.
Places to visit near Provost Bay
- Swan Lake State Park · lake · Carroll · ~40 km · Must-see
- Twin Lakes State Park West · park · Calhoun · ~48 km · Must-see
- Living Heritage Tree Museum · museum · Buena Vista · ~51 km · Must-see
- Gun Shot Hill · viewpoint · Sac · ~1 km
- Witches Tower · fort · Sac · ~2 km
- Black Hawk Marsh Wildlife Management Area · sanctuary · Sac · ~2 km
- Chief Black Hawk Statue · fort · Sac · ~2 km
- Lake View Historical Museum · museum · Sac · ~2 km
- Lake View Museum · museum · Sac · ~3 km
- Black Hawk Marsh Dam · lake · Sac · ~3 km
- Former Sinclair Gas Station · fort · Sac · ~6 km
- Almer Noyd Wildlife Area · sanctuary · Sac · ~14 km
- Breda Depot · fort · Carroll · ~17 km
- Sac County Historical Museum · museum · Sac · ~18 km
- General Sherman Hall · fort · Sac · ~18 km
- Monument Square · park · Sac · ~18 km
- Soldier Monument · fort · Sac · ~18 km
- Early Mansion · fort · Sac · ~18 km
Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Provost Bay
- Swan Lake State Park · lake · Carroll · ~40 km · Must-see
- Lost Island Lake · lake · Palo Alto · ~123 km · Must-see
- Little Wall Lake County Park · lake · Hamilton · ~144 km · Must-see
- Anderson Goose Lake · lake · Hamilton · ~145 km · Must-see
- Ioway Creek · lake · Story · ~148 km · Must-see
- DeSoto Lake (Iowa) · lake · Pottawattamie · ~150 km · Must-see
- Black Hawk Marsh Dam · lake · Sac · ~3 km
- Artesian Lake Wildlife Management Area · lake · Carroll · ~41 km
- South Twin Lake Wildlife Management Area · lake · Calhoun · ~46 km
- Moorehead Pioneer Park Dam · lake · Ida · ~47 km
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Frequently asked
Is Provost Bay full? Are the gates open?
No visitor has reported the water level status for Provost Bay yet. Typical pattern: usually quiet; mostly local visitors.
What is the best time to visit Provost Bay?
August to December when reservoirs are full and gates may open. Usually quiet; mostly local visitors.
What are the places to visit near Provost Bay?
Nearby: Swan Lake State Park (lake, 40 km), Twin Lakes State Park West (park, 48 km), Living Heritage Tree Museum (museum, 51 km), Gun Shot Hill (viewpoint, 1 km), Witches Tower (fort, 2 km), Black Hawk Marsh Wildlife Management Area (sanctuary, 2 km).