Round Lake

Round 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 Round 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 Round Lake — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 42.45866, -90.59947. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Round Lake

• Frentress Lake · lake · Dubuque · ~1 km · Must-see
• Mines of Spain State Recreation Area · sanctuary · Dubuque · ~3 km · Must-see
• Julien Dubuque Monument · fort · Dubuque · ~5 km · Must-see
• Port of Dubuque Marina · attraction · Dubuque · ~8 km · Must-see
• Tavern · attraction · Dubuque · ~8 km · Must-see
• William M. Black · museum · Dubuque · ~8 km · Must-see
• National Mississippi River Museum & Aquarium · museum · Dubuque · ~8 km · Must-see
• Old Main Street Historic District · fort · Dubuque · ~8 km · Must-see
• Saint Raphael Cathedral · church · Dubuque · ~9 km · Must-see
• Fenelon Place Elevator · attraction · Dubuque · ~9 km · Must-see
• Town Clock · sanctuary · Dubuque · ~9 km · Must-see
• Saint Joseph Catholic Church · church · Dubuque · ~9 km · Must-see
• Washington Park · park · Dubuque · ~9 km · Must-see
• Dubuque Museum of Art · museum · Dubuque · ~9 km · Must-see
• Eagle Point Park · fort · Dubuque · ~12 km · Must-see
• O'Leary Lake · lake · Dubuque · ~12 km · Must-see
• Dam No. 11 · lake · Grant · ~12 km · Must-see
• Dubuque Arboretum and Botanical Gardens · sanctuary · Dubuque · ~16 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Round Lake

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Round Lake

• Frentress Lake · lake · Dubuque · ~1 km · Must-see
• O'Leary Lake · lake · Dubuque · ~12 km · Must-see
• Dam No. 11 · lake · Grant · ~12 km · Must-see
• Lake Galena · lake · Jackson · ~27 km · Must-see
• Dam No. 12 · lake · Jo Daviess · ~33 km · Must-see
• Bussey Lake · lake · Clayton · ~71 km · Must-see
• Goose Lake Wildlife Management Area · lake · Clinton · ~72 km · Must-see
• Yellowstone Lake State Park · lake · Lafayette · ~77 km · Must-see
• Lake Le-Aqua-Na Dam · lake · Stephenson · ~79 km · Must-see
• Lake Carroll Dam · lake · Carroll · ~82 km · Must-see

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