Warnstaff Lake

Warnstaff 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 Warnstaff 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 Warnstaff Lake — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 41.15443, -91.15148. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Warnstaff Lake

• Toolesboro Mounds State Preserve · sanctuary · Louisa · ~9 km · Must-see
• Big River State Forest · sanctuary · Henderson · ~30 km · Must-see
• Delabar State Park · park · Henderson · ~35 km · Must-see
• Greenwood Cemetery Chapel · church · Muscatine · ~38 km · Must-see
• First Presbyterian Church · church · Muscatine · ~39 km · Must-see
• Trinity Episcopal Church Muscatine · church · Muscatine · ~39 km · Must-see
• Saint Pauls Roman Catholic Church · church · Des Moines · ~48 km · Must-see
• Dankwardt Memorial Park · park · Des Moines · ~52 km · Must-see
• Crapo Park · park · Des Moines · ~53 km · Must-see
• Pine Mills German Methodist Episcopal Church · church · Muscatine · ~53 km · Must-see
• New Sweden Baptist Church · church · Jefferson · ~69 km · Must-see
• Sunderbruch Park · park · Scott · ~73 km · Must-see
• John Hauberg Museum of Native American Life · museum · Scott · ~74 km · Must-see
• Herbert Hoover National Historic Site · fort · Cedar · ~74 km · Must-see
• Presidential Library and Museum · museum · Cedar · ~74 km · Must-see
• Black Hawk Forest Nature Preserve · sanctuary · Rock Island · ~74 km · Must-see
• Louisa County Historical Museum · museum · Louisa · ~6 km
• Sand Run Park · park · Louisa · ~7 km

See everything within a day’s drive of Warnstaff Lake

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Warnstaff Lake

• Little Swan Lake · lake · Des Moines · ~93 km · Must-see
• Lake Bracken · lake · Des Moines · ~94 km · Must-see
• Coralville Lake · lake · Johnson · ~96 km · Must-see
• Lake Macbride Dam · lake · Johnson · ~99 km · Must-see
• Lost Grove Lake Wildlife Management Area · lake · Scott · ~102 km · Must-see
• Lake Sugema Wildlife Management Area · lake · Van Buren · ~111 km · Must-see
• Goose Lake Wildlife Management Area · lake · Clinton · ~137 km · Must-see
• Canton Lake · lake · Fulton · ~147 km · Must-see
• Lake Odessa Wildlife Management Area · lake · Louisa · ~9 km
• Non-Submersible Earth Dike · lake · Louisa · ~10 km

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