Spring Lake

Spring 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 Spring 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 Spring Lake — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 40.50921, -90.73310. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Spring Lake

• Little Swan Lake · lake · Des Moines · ~30 km · Must-see
• Weinberg-King State Park · sanctuary · Schuyler · ~43 km · Must-see
• Historic Carthage Jail · museum · Hancock · ~45 km · Must-see
• Crapo Park · park · Des Moines · ~54 km · Must-see
• Dankwardt Memorial Park · park · Des Moines · ~54 km · Must-see
• Saint Pauls Roman Catholic Church · church · Des Moines · ~57 km · Must-see
• Lake Bracken · lake · Des Moines · ~63 km · Must-see
• Ebenezer Methodist Episcopal Chapel and Cemetery · church · Adams · ~63 km · Must-see
• Delabar State Park · park · Henderson · ~67 km · Must-see
• Nauvoo State Park · sanctuary · Hancock · ~69 km · Must-see
• Dickson Mounds · fort · Fulton · ~69 km · Must-see
• Ogden-Fettie Site · fort · Fulton · ~69 km · Must-see
• Nauvoo House · museum · Lee · ~70 km · Must-see
• Church of All Saints · church · Lee · ~71 km · Must-see
• Anderson Lake State Conservation Area · lake · Fulton · ~72 km · Must-see
• Sanganois State Fish and Wildlife Area · sanctuary · Cass · ~72 km · Must-see
• Big River State Forest · sanctuary · Henderson · ~75 km · Must-see
• Chandler Arch · fort · McDonough · ~9 km

See everything within a day’s drive of Spring Lake

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Spring Lake

• Little Swan Lake · lake · Des Moines · ~30 km · Must-see
• Lake Bracken · lake · Des Moines · ~63 km · Must-see
• Anderson Lake State Conservation Area · lake · Fulton · ~72 km · Must-see
• Canton Lake · lake · Fulton · ~80 km · Must-see
• Rice Lake State Fish and Wildlife Area · lake · Fulton · ~86 km · Must-see
• Meredosia Island · lake · Cass · ~88 km · Must-see
• Pekin Lake State Fish & Wildlife Area · lake · Tazewell · ~116 km · Must-see
• Peoria Pool · lake · Peoria · ~118 km · Must-see
• Lake Jacksonville Dam · lake · Morgan · ~129 km · Must-see
• Peoria Lake · lake · Woodford · ~135 km · Must-see

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