McGregor Lake

McGregor 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 McGregor 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 McGregor Lake — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 43.03570, -91.16397. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near McGregor Lake

• Fort Crawford · museum · Clayton · ~2 km · Must-see
• Pikes Peak State Park · sanctuary · Clayton · ~3 km · Must-see
• Effigy Mounds National Monument · sanctuary · Clayton · ~4 km · Must-see
• Limery Ridge Savanna State Natural Area · sanctuary · Clayton · ~7 km · Must-see
• Wyalusing State Park · sanctuary · Grant · ~10 km · Must-see
• Spook Cave · cave · Clayton · ~15 km · Must-see
• Upper Mississippi River National Wildlife and Fish Refuge · sanctuary · Allamakee · ~28 km · Must-see
• Bussey Lake · lake · Clayton · ~33 km · Must-see
• Bridge Street · fort · Clayton · ~35 km · Must-see
• Lake Winneshiek · lake · Allamakee · ~36 km · Must-see
• Nelson Dewey State Park · sanctuary · Grant · ~44 km · Must-see
• Turkey River Mounds State Preserve · sanctuary · Clayton · ~46 km · Must-see
• Mount Hosmer · viewpoint · Allamakee · ~46 km · Must-see
• Lansing Big Lake · lake · Allamakee · ~51 km · Must-see
• Bixby State Preserve · sanctuary · Clayton · ~56 km · Must-see
• Blackhawk Point Wildlife Management Area · sanctuary · Allamakee · ~62 km · Must-see
• Volga River State Recreation Area · sanctuary · Fayette · ~66 km · Must-see
• First Baptist Church · church · Fayette · ~66 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of McGregor Lake

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near McGregor Lake

• Bussey Lake · lake · Clayton · ~33 km · Must-see
• Lake Winneshiek · lake · Allamakee · ~36 km · Must-see
• Lansing Big Lake · lake · Allamakee · ~51 km · Must-see
• Dam No. 11 · lake · Grant · ~87 km · Must-see
• O'Leary Lake · lake · Dubuque · ~87 km · Must-see
• Frentress Lake · lake · Dubuque · ~98 km · Must-see
• Target Lake · lake · La Crosse · ~106 km · Must-see
• Lake Onalaska · lake · La Crosse · ~116 km · Must-see
• Lake Galena · lake · Jackson · ~121 km · Must-see
• Yellowstone Lake State Park · lake · Lafayette · ~126 km · Must-see

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