Split Rock Lake

Split Rock 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 Split Rock 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 Split Rock Lake — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 42.90998, -92.24018. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Split Rock Lake

• Little Brown Church in · church · Chickasaw · ~28 km · Must-see
• First Baptist Church · church · Fayette · ~45 km · Must-see
• Fort Atkinson State Preserve · fort · Winneshiek · ~45 km · Must-see
• Volga River State Recreation Area · sanctuary · Fayette · ~49 km · Must-see
• Bily Clocks Museum · museum · Winneshiek · ~50 km · Must-see
• Wildwood Park · park · Floyd · ~51 km · Must-see
• George Wyth Memorial State Park · park · Black Hawk · ~56 km · Must-see
• Cedar Falls Ice House · waterfall · Black Hawk · ~56 km · Must-see
• Hartman Reserve Nature Center · sanctuary · Black Hawk · ~56 km · Must-see
• Grout Museum of History and Science · museum · Black Hawk · ~59 km · Must-see
• Lost Island Waterpark · park · Black Hawk · ~65 km · Must-see
• Lost Island Theme Park · park · Black Hawk · ~66 km · Must-see
• Matugani · attraction · Black Hawk · ~66 km · Must-see
• The Salvation Army of Waterloo & Cedar Falls · waterfall · Black Hawk · ~67 km · Must-see
• Porter House Museum · museum · Winneshiek · ~71 km · Must-see
• Vesterheim Norwegian-American Museum · museum · Winneshiek · ~71 km · Must-see
• Decorah Ice Cave State Preserve · cave · Winneshiek · ~73 km · Must-see
• Hayden Prairie State Preserve · sanctuary · Howard · ~75 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Split Rock Lake

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Split Rock Lake

• Bussey Lake · lake · Clayton · ~116 km · Must-see
• Lansing Big Lake · lake · Allamakee · ~124 km · Must-see
• Clear Lake · lake · Cerro Gordo · ~125 km · Must-see
• Lake Winneshiek · lake · Allamakee · ~126 km · Must-see
• East Side Lake Park · lake · Mower · ~128 km · Must-see
• Waucoma Milldam · lake · Fayette · ~29 km
• Cedar Lake Park · lake · Chickasaw · ~31 km
• Delwein Lake · lake · Fayette · ~49 km
• Lake Oelwein Dam · lake · Fayette · ~49 km
• Lake Meyer Dam · lake · Winneshiek · ~50 km

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