Heiser Slough

Heiser Slough: 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 Heiser Slough

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 Heiser Slough — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 41.20788, -91.05981. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Heiser Slough

• Toolesboro Mounds State Preserve · sanctuary · Louisa · ~9 km · Must-see
• Big River State Forest · sanctuary · Henderson · ~29 km · Must-see
• Greenwood Cemetery Chapel · church · Muscatine · ~29 km · Must-see
• First Presbyterian Church · church · Muscatine · ~30 km · Must-see
• Trinity Episcopal Church Muscatine · church · Muscatine · ~30 km · Must-see
• Delabar State Park · park · Henderson · ~36 km · Must-see
• Pine Mills German Methodist Episcopal Church · church · Muscatine · ~42 km · Must-see
• Saint Pauls Roman Catholic Church · church · Des Moines · ~55 km · Must-see
• Dankwardt Memorial Park · park · Des Moines · ~60 km · Must-see
• Crapo Park · park · Des Moines · ~60 km · Must-see
• Sunderbruch Park · park · Scott · ~61 km · Must-see
• John Hauberg Museum of Native American Life · museum · Scott · ~62 km · Must-see
• Black Hawk Forest Nature Preserve · sanctuary · Rock Island · ~62 km · Must-see
• Old Schuetzen Park · park · Scott · ~63 km · Must-see
• Emeis Park · park · Scott · ~64 km · Must-see
• First Bible Missionary Church · church · Scott · ~64 km · Must-see
• Longview Park · park · Rock Island · ~64 km · Must-see
• Longview Park Conservatory and Gardens · park · Scott · ~64 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Heiser Slough

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Heiser Slough

• Lake Bracken · lake · Des Moines · ~89 km · Must-see
• Lost Grove Lake Wildlife Management Area · lake · Scott · ~90 km · Must-see
• Little Swan Lake · lake · Des Moines · ~93 km · Must-see
• Coralville Lake · lake · Johnson · ~95 km · Must-see
• Lake Macbride Dam · lake · Johnson · ~97 km · Must-see
• Lake Sugema Wildlife Management Area · lake · Van Buren · ~124 km · Must-see
• Goose Lake Wildlife Management Area · lake · Clinton · ~126 km · Must-see
• Canton Lake · lake · Fulton · ~143 km · Must-see
• Lake Carlton Dam · lake · Whiteside · ~145 km · Must-see
• Lock No. 17 · lake · Mercer · ~2 km

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