Patterson Lake

Patterson 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 Patterson 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 Patterson Lake — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 41.44549, -90.84533. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Patterson Lake

• Pine Mills German Methodist Episcopal Church · church · Muscatine · ~6 km · Must-see
• Trinity Episcopal Church Muscatine · church · Muscatine · ~21 km · Must-see
• First Presbyterian Church · church · Muscatine · ~21 km · Must-see
• Greenwood Cemetery Chapel · church · Muscatine · ~23 km · Must-see
• Sunderbruch Park · park · Scott · ~23 km · Must-see
• Emeis Park · park · Scott · ~25 km · Must-see
• Old Schuetzen Park · park · Scott · ~26 km · Must-see
• First Bible Missionary Church · church · Scott · ~27 km · Must-see
• Fejervary Park · park · Scott · ~28 km · Must-see
• Putnam Museum · museum · Scott · ~28 km · Must-see
• Veteran's Memorial Park · park · Scott · ~28 km · Must-see
• Saint Marys Church · church · Scott · ~28 km · Must-see
• Centennial Park · park · Scott · ~28 km · Must-see
• John Hauberg Museum of Native American Life · museum · Scott · ~29 km · Must-see
• Black Hawk Forest Nature Preserve · sanctuary · Rock Island · ~29 km · Must-see
• Longview Park · park · Rock Island · ~29 km · Must-see
• Longview Park Conservatory and Gardens · park · Scott · ~29 km · Must-see
• LeClaire Park · park · Scott · ~30 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Patterson Lake

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Patterson Lake

• Lost Grove Lake Wildlife Management Area · lake · Scott · ~51 km · Must-see
• Goose Lake Wildlife Management Area · lake · Clinton · ~86 km · Must-see
• Coralville Lake · lake · Johnson · ~88 km · Must-see
• Lake Macbride Dam · lake · Johnson · ~90 km · Must-see
• Lake Bracken · lake · Des Moines · ~97 km · Must-see
• Lake Carlton Dam · lake · Whiteside · ~107 km · Must-see
• Little Swan Lake · lake · Des Moines · ~113 km · Must-see
• Dam No. 12 · lake · Jo Daviess · ~122 km · Must-see
• Lake Carroll Dam · lake · Carroll · ~142 km · Must-see
• Lake Galena · lake · Jackson · ~143 km · Must-see

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