Rainbow Lake

Rainbow 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 Rainbow 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 Rainbow Lake — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 41.89395, -92.42812. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Rainbow Lake

• Kent Chapel · church · Poweshiek · ~12 km · Must-see
• KGRN-AM (Grinnell) · attraction · Poweshiek · ~35 km · Must-see
• Grinnell Historical Museum · museum · Poweshiek · ~38 km · Must-see
• Conants Park · park · Tama · ~46 km · Must-see
• Pilot Grove State Preserve · sanctuary · Iowa · ~51 km · Must-see
• Conard Environmental Research Area · sanctuary · Jasper · ~54 km · Must-see
• Glick-Sower Historical House · fort · Marshall · ~54 km · Must-see
• Amana · sanctuary · Iowa · ~59 km · Must-see
• Newton Arboretum and Botanical Gardens · sanctuary · Jasper · ~66 km · Must-see
• Hanging Bog State Preserve · park · Linn · ~71 km · Must-see
• Maytag Park · park · Jasper · ~71 km · Must-see
• Iowa River Corridor WMA - Otter Creek Marsh · sanctuary · Tama · ~6 km
• Holiday Lake Dam · lake · Poweshiek · ~10 km
• Belle Plaine Area Museum · museum · Benton · ~16 km
• Lincoln Highway Bridge · fort · Tama · ~17 km
• Christ United Methodist Church · church · Tama · ~21 km
• Tama County Historical Museum · museum · Tama · ~21 km
• First Presbyterian Church · church · Tama · ~21 km

See everything within a day’s drive of Rainbow Lake

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Rainbow Lake

• Lake Macbride Dam · lake · Johnson · ~89 km · Must-see
• Coralville Lake · lake · Johnson · ~91 km · Must-see
• Lake Red Rock · lake · Marion · ~101 km · Must-see
• Ioway Creek · lake · Story · ~127 km · Must-see
• Saylorville Lake Project · lake · Polk · ~135 km · Must-see
• Little Wall Lake County Park · lake · Hamilton · ~135 km · Must-see
• Big Creek Diversion Dam · lake · Polk · ~136 km · Must-see
• Anderson Goose Lake · lake · Hamilton · ~137 km · Must-see
• Lake Ahquabi State Park · lake · Warren · ~147 km · Must-see
• Holiday Lake Dam · lake · Poweshiek · ~10 km

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