Dorer Pools

Dorer Pools: 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 Dorer Pools

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 Dorer Pools — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 44.20089, -91.96071. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Dorer Pools

• Merrick State Park · sanctuary · Buffalo · ~22 km · Must-see
• Minnesota Marine Art Museum · museum · Buffalo · ~36 km · Must-see
• Cathedral of the Sacred Heart · church · Buffalo · ~38 km · Must-see
• Winona station · lake · Buffalo · ~39 km · Must-see
• Polish Cultural Institute and Museum · museum · Buffalo · ~39 km · Must-see
• Lake Pepin · lake · Pepin · ~52 km · Must-see
• Dead Lake Island · lake · Pepin · ~54 km · Must-see
• Brady's Bluff Prairie State Natural Area · sanctuary · Trempealeau · ~54 km · Must-see
• Perrot State Park · sanctuary · Trempealeau · ~55 km · Must-see
• Fort Beauharnois · fort · Pepin · ~56 km · Must-see
• Mayo Building · sanctuary · Olmsted · ~56 km · Must-see
• Mississippi River Lock and Dam 6 · lake · Winona · ~59 km · Must-see
• Oxbow Park and Zollman Zoo · park · Pepin · ~71 km · Must-see
• Dunnville Barrens State Natural Area · sanctuary · Dunn · ~75 km · Must-see
• Jacobs Hill · viewpoint · Winona · ~8 km
• Mc Carthy Lake Wildlife Management Area · lake · Wabasha · ~9 km
• Fisher Hill · viewpoint · Winona · ~12 km
• Hope United Church of Christ · church · Buffalo · ~13 km

See everything within a day’s drive of Dorer Pools

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Dorer Pools

• Winona station · lake · Buffalo · ~39 km · Must-see
• Lake Pepin · lake · Pepin · ~52 km · Must-see
• Dead Lake Island · lake · Pepin · ~54 km · Must-see
• Mississippi River Lock and Dam 6 · lake · Winona · ~59 km · Must-see
• Lake Onalaska · lake · La Crosse · ~80 km · Must-see
• Target Lake · lake · La Crosse · ~88 km · Must-see
• Sturgeon Lake · lake · Pierce · ~91 km · Must-see
• Lake Menomin · lake · Dunn · ~96 km · Must-see
• Altoona Lake · lake · Eau Claire · ~101 km · Must-see
• Lake Byllesby Beach · lake · Dakota · ~107 km · Must-see

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