Hoosier Lake

Hoosier 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 Hoosier 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 Hoosier Lake — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 42.90155, -91.11553. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Hoosier Lake

• Wyalusing State Park · sanctuary · Grant · ~10 km · Must-see
• Bussey Lake · lake · Clayton · ~13 km · Must-see
• Pikes Peak State Park · sanctuary · Clayton · ~17 km · Must-see
• Effigy Mounds National Monument · sanctuary · Clayton · ~19 km · Must-see
• Fort Crawford · museum · Clayton · ~20 km · Must-see
• Nelson Dewey State Park · sanctuary · Grant · ~25 km · Must-see
• Limery Ridge Savanna State Natural Area · sanctuary · Clayton · ~25 km · Must-see
• Turkey River Mounds State Preserve · sanctuary · Clayton · ~27 km · Must-see
• Spook Cave · cave · Clayton · ~27 km · Must-see
• Bridge Street · fort · Clayton · ~30 km · Must-see
• Bixby State Preserve · sanctuary · Clayton · ~43 km · Must-see
• Upper Mississippi River National Wildlife and Fish Refuge · sanctuary · Allamakee · ~45 km · Must-see
• Lake Winneshiek · lake · Allamakee · ~55 km · Must-see
• Saint Francis Xavier Roman Catholic Basilica · church · Dubuque · ~58 km · Must-see
• National Farm Toy Museum · museum · Dubuque · ~60 km · Must-see
• Couler Valley · viewpoint · Dubuque · ~63 km · Must-see
• Mount Hosmer · viewpoint · Allamakee · ~65 km · Must-see
• Dubuque Arboretum and Botanical Gardens · sanctuary · Dubuque · ~65 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Hoosier Lake

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Hoosier Lake

• Bussey Lake · lake · Clayton · ~13 km · Must-see
• Lake Winneshiek · lake · Allamakee · ~55 km · Must-see
• Dam No. 11 · lake · Grant · ~70 km · Must-see
• O'Leary Lake · lake · Dubuque · ~70 km · Must-see
• Lansing Big Lake · lake · Allamakee · ~70 km · Must-see
• Frentress Lake · lake · Dubuque · ~80 km · Must-see
• Lake Galena · lake · Jackson · ~105 km · Must-see
• Dam No. 12 · lake · Jo Daviess · ~114 km · Must-see
• Yellowstone Lake State Park · lake · Lafayette · ~117 km · Must-see
• Target Lake · lake · La Crosse · ~125 km · Must-see

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