Ray Lake

Ray 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 Ray 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 Ray Lake — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 41.00341, -90.98999. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Ray Lake

• Delabar State Park · park · Henderson · ~8 km · Must-see
• Big River State Forest · sanctuary · Henderson · ~8 km · Must-see
• Toolesboro Mounds State Preserve · sanctuary · Louisa · ~21 km · Must-see
• Saint Pauls Roman Catholic Church · church · Des Moines · ~29 km · Must-see
• Dankwardt Memorial Park · park · Des Moines · ~33 km · Must-see
• Crapo Park · park · Des Moines · ~34 km · Must-see
• Greenwood Cemetery Chapel · church · Muscatine · ~58 km · Must-see
• Trinity Episcopal Church Muscatine · church · Muscatine · ~59 km · Must-see
• First Presbyterian Church · church · Muscatine · ~59 km · Must-see
• Little Swan Lake · lake · Des Moines · ~67 km · Must-see
• Pine Mills German Methodist Episcopal Church · church · Muscatine · ~67 km · Must-see
• Lake Bracken · lake · Des Moines · ~70 km · Must-see
• Allen Green Refuge · sanctuary · Des Moines · ~0 km
• Luckenbill Woods · sanctuary · Des Moines · ~9 km
• Bald Bluff · viewpoint · Henderson · ~12 km
• Blackhawk Island · river spot · Louisa · ~13 km
• Keithsburg Historic District · fort · Mercer · ~14 km
• Non-Submersible Earth Dike · fort · Des Moines · ~16 km

See everything within a day’s drive of Ray Lake

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Ray Lake

• Little Swan Lake · lake · Des Moines · ~67 km · Must-see
• Lake Bracken · lake · Des Moines · ~70 km · Must-see
• Lost Grove Lake Wildlife Management Area · lake · Scott · ~108 km · Must-see
• Lake Sugema Wildlife Management Area · lake · Van Buren · ~117 km · Must-see
• Canton Lake · lake · Fulton · ~122 km · Must-see
• Coralville Lake · lake · Johnson · ~123 km · Must-see
• Lake Macbride Dam · lake · Johnson · ~126 km · Must-see
• Rice Lake State Fish and Wildlife Area · lake · Fulton · ~135 km · Must-see
• Anderson Lake State Conservation Area · lake · Fulton · ~140 km · Must-see
• Goose Lake Wildlife Management Area · lake · Clinton · ~147 km · Must-see

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