Sunfish Lake

Sunfish 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 Sunfish 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 Sunfish Lake — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 41.09882, -91.08503. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Sunfish Lake

• Toolesboro Mounds State Preserve · sanctuary · Louisa · ~7 km · Must-see
• Big River State Forest · sanctuary · Henderson · ~20 km · Must-see
• Delabar State Park · park · Henderson · ~24 km · Must-see
• Saint Pauls Roman Catholic Church · church · Des Moines · ~40 km · Must-see
• Dankwardt Memorial Park · park · Des Moines · ~44 km · Must-see
• Greenwood Cemetery Chapel · church · Muscatine · ~45 km · Must-see
• Crapo Park · park · Des Moines · ~45 km · Must-see
• First Presbyterian Church · church · Muscatine · ~45 km · Must-see
• Trinity Episcopal Church Muscatine · church · Muscatine · ~45 km · Must-see
• Pine Mills German Methodist Episcopal Church · church · Muscatine · ~57 km · Must-see
• John Hauberg Museum of Native American Life · museum · Scott · ~74 km · Must-see
• Black Hawk Forest Nature Preserve · sanctuary · Rock Island · ~74 km · Must-see
• New Sweden Baptist Church · church · Jefferson · ~74 km · Must-see
• Sunderbruch Park · park · Scott · ~74 km · Must-see
• Florence-Council On The Iowa Site · fort · Louisa · ~3 km
• Sand Run Park · park · Louisa · ~10 km
• Luckenbill Woods · sanctuary · Des Moines · ~10 km
• Lake Odessa Wildlife Management Area · lake · Louisa · ~11 km

See everything within a day’s drive of Sunfish Lake

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Sunfish Lake

• Little Swan Lake · lake · Des Moines · ~83 km · Must-see
• Lake Bracken · lake · Des Moines · ~84 km · Must-see
• Lost Grove Lake Wildlife Management Area · lake · Scott · ~103 km · Must-see
• Coralville Lake · lake · Johnson · ~106 km · Must-see
• Lake Macbride Dam · lake · Johnson · ~109 km · Must-see
• Lake Sugema Wildlife Management Area · lake · Van Buren · ~113 km · Must-see
• Canton Lake · lake · Fulton · ~137 km · Must-see
• Goose Lake Wildlife Management Area · lake · Clinton · ~140 km · Must-see
• Lake Odessa Wildlife Management Area · lake · Louisa · ~11 km
• Non-Submersible Earth Dike · lake · Louisa · ~12 km

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