Long Lake

Long 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 Long 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 Long Lake — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 43.19405, -90.39653. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Long Lake

• Big Hollow · viewpoint · Sauk · ~29 km · Must-see
• Taliesin · sanctuary · Iowa · ~34 km · Must-see
• Unity Chapel · church · Iowa · ~35 km · Must-see
• Tower Hill State Park · sanctuary · Iowa · ~36 km · Must-see
• Governor Dodge State Park · sanctuary · Iowa · ~37 km · Must-see
• Sylvan · viewpoint · Richland · ~39 km · Must-see
• Badger Valley · viewpoint · Iowa · ~47 km · Must-see
• Hyde Congregational Church · church · Iowa · ~47 km · Must-see
• Dodge's Grove and Fort Union · fort · Iowa · ~48 km · Must-see
• Honey Creek State Natural Area · waterfall · Sauk · ~48 km · Must-see
• Natural Bridge State Park · sanctuary · Sauk · ~52 km · Must-see
• Carr Valley · viewpoint · Richland · ~53 km · Must-see
• Jones Arboretum and Botanical Gardens · sanctuary · Allamakee · ~57 km · Must-see
• Mazo Beach · beach · Dane · ~59 km · Must-see
• Belmont Mound State Park · sanctuary · Lafayette · ~59 km · Must-see
• Platte Mound M · attraction · Lafayette · ~60 km · Must-see
• Blue Mound State Park · sanctuary · Iowa · ~61 km · Must-see
• Pleasant Valley Conservancy State Natural Area · sanctuary · Dane · ~61 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Long Lake

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Long Lake

• Lake Redstone · lake · Sauk · ~65 km · Must-see
• Yellowstone Lake State Park · lake · Lafayette · ~72 km · Must-see
• Spirit Lake · lake · Sauk · ~74 km · Must-see
• Lake Winneshiek · lake · Allamakee · ~75 km · Must-see
• Mirror Lake State Park · lake · Sauk · ~78 km · Must-see
• Lake Wisconsin · lake · Sauk · ~84 km · Must-see
• Lake Delton · lake · Sauk · ~84 km · Must-see
• Lansing Big Lake · lake · Allamakee · ~88 km · Must-see
• Chapman Lake · lake · Sauk · ~90 km · Must-see
• Bussey Lake · lake · Clayton · ~90 km · Must-see

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