Lower Lake

Lower 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 Lower 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 Lower Lake — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 43.19045, -90.64466. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Lower Lake

• Sylvan · viewpoint · Richland · ~32 km · Must-see
• Jones Arboretum and Botanical Gardens · sanctuary · Allamakee · ~42 km · Must-see
• Lake Winneshiek · lake · Allamakee · ~51 km · Must-see
• Limery Ridge Savanna State Natural Area · sanctuary · Clayton · ~52 km · Must-see
• Big Hollow · viewpoint · Sauk · ~54 km · Must-see
• Fort Crawford · museum · Clayton · ~55 km · Must-see
• Wyalusing State Park · sanctuary · Grant · ~56 km · Must-see
• Governor Dodge State Park · sanctuary · Iowa · ~58 km · Must-see
• Taliesin · sanctuary · Iowa · ~59 km · Must-see
• Pikes Peak State Park · sanctuary · Clayton · ~59 km · Must-see
• Unity Chapel · church · Iowa · ~60 km · Must-see
• Effigy Mounds National Monument · sanctuary · Clayton · ~61 km · Must-see
• Tower Hill State Park · sanctuary · Iowa · ~61 km · Must-see
• Mount Hosmer · viewpoint · Allamakee · ~63 km · Must-see
• Platte Mound M · attraction · Lafayette · ~64 km · Must-see
• Lansing Big Lake · lake · Allamakee · ~65 km · Must-see
• Dodge's Grove and Fort Union · fort · Iowa · ~66 km · Must-see
• Belmont Mound State Park · sanctuary · Lafayette · ~66 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Lower Lake

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Lower Lake

• Lake Winneshiek · lake · Allamakee · ~51 km · Must-see
• Lansing Big Lake · lake · Allamakee · ~65 km · Must-see
• Bussey Lake · lake · Clayton · ~71 km · Must-see
• Lake Redstone · lake · Sauk · ~80 km · Must-see
• Yellowstone Lake State Park · lake · Lafayette · ~89 km · Must-see
• Dam No. 11 · lake · Grant · ~90 km · Must-see
• O'Leary Lake · lake · Dubuque · ~90 km · Must-see
• Spirit Lake · lake · Sauk · ~97 km · Must-see
• Mirror Lake State Park · lake · Sauk · ~98 km · Must-see
• Frentress Lake · lake · Dubuque · ~101 km · Must-see

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