Sunfish Lake

Sunfish 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 Sunfish 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 Sunfish Lake — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 43.07288, -91.17050. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Sunfish Lake

• Limery Ridge Savanna State Natural Area · sanctuary · Clayton · ~4 km · Must-see
• Fort Crawford · museum · Clayton · ~5 km · Must-see
• Effigy Mounds National Monument · sanctuary · Clayton · ~8 km · Must-see
• Pikes Peak State Park · sanctuary · Clayton · ~8 km · Must-see
• Wyalusing State Park · sanctuary · Grant · ~15 km · Must-see
• Spook Cave · cave · Clayton · ~15 km · Must-see
• Upper Mississippi River National Wildlife and Fish Refuge · sanctuary · Allamakee · ~24 km · Must-see
• Lake Winneshiek · lake · Allamakee · ~31 km · Must-see
• Bussey Lake · lake · Clayton · ~38 km · Must-see
• Bridge Street · fort · Clayton · ~38 km · Must-see
• Mount Hosmer · viewpoint · Allamakee · ~41 km · Must-see
• Lansing Big Lake · lake · Allamakee · ~46 km · Must-see
• Nelson Dewey State Park · sanctuary · Grant · ~49 km · Must-see
• Turkey River Mounds State Preserve · sanctuary · Clayton · ~51 km · Must-see
• Blackhawk Point Wildlife Management Area · sanctuary · Allamakee · ~56 km · Must-see
• Bixby State Preserve · sanctuary · Clayton · ~61 km · Must-see
• Jones Arboretum and Botanical Gardens · sanctuary · Allamakee · ~65 km · Must-see
• First Baptist Church · church · Fayette · ~67 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Sunfish Lake

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Sunfish Lake

• Lake Winneshiek · lake · Allamakee · ~31 km · Must-see
• Bussey Lake · lake · Clayton · ~38 km · Must-see
• Lansing Big Lake · lake · Allamakee · ~46 km · Must-see
• Dam No. 11 · lake · Grant · ~91 km · Must-see
• O'Leary Lake · lake · Dubuque · ~92 km · Must-see
• Target Lake · lake · La Crosse · ~101 km · Must-see
• Frentress Lake · lake · Dubuque · ~102 km · Must-see
• Lake Onalaska · lake · La Crosse · ~111 km · Must-see
• Lake Galena · lake · Jackson · ~125 km · Must-see
• Yellowstone Lake State Park · lake · Lafayette · ~128 km · Must-see

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