Spring

Spring: crowds and conditions

Typical pattern: moderate; weekends busier. 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 Spring

Season: August to December when reservoirs are full and gates may open.

Busiest days: Weekends and long holidays.

Crowd: Moderate; weekends busier.

Typical week: Mon light · Tue light · Wed light · Thu light · Fri light · Sat busy · Sun busy.

How to reach Spring — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 38.98052, -90.46675. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Spring

• Duncan Farm · fort · Jersey · ~5 km · Must-see
• Pere Marquette State Park · sanctuary · Jersey · ~5 km · Must-see
• Two Rivers National Wildlife Refuge · sanctuary · Jersey · ~8 km · Must-see
• Golden Eagle-Toppmeyer Site · fort · Calhoun · ~11 km · Must-see
• Blanchette Landing Access · sanctuary · Calhoun · ~26 km · Must-see
• Benjamin Godfrey Chapel · church · Madison · ~30 km · Must-see
• Piasa Bird · fort · Madison · ~31 km · Must-see
• McPike Mansion · attraction · Madison · ~32 km · Must-see
• Alton Military Prison Site · lake · Madison · ~32 km · Must-see
• Koster Site · fort · Greene · ~33 km · Must-see
• Fort Belle Fontaine · fort · Madison · ~35 km · Must-see
• Elijah P. Lovejoy Monument · fort · Madison · ~35 km · Must-see
• Alton Museum of History and Art · museum · Madison · ~36 km · Must-see
• Creve Coeur Lake · lake · Calhoun · ~37 km · Must-see
• McDonnell Park · park · Madison · ~38 km · Must-see
• Spanish Lake · lake · Madison · ~38 km · Must-see
• Bellefontaine Conservation Area · sanctuary · Madison · ~39 km · Must-see
• Edward "Ted" and Pat Jones Confluence Point State Park · sanctuary · Saint Charles · ~42 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Spring

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Spring

• Alton Military Prison Site · lake · Madison · ~32 km · Must-see
• Creve Coeur Lake · lake · Calhoun · ~37 km · Must-see
• Spanish Lake · lake · Madison · ~38 km · Must-see
• Compton Hill Reservoir Park · lake · Saint Louis · ~57 km · Must-see
• Horseshoe Lake State Park · lake · Madison · ~58 km · Must-see
• Lake Hillcrest Dam · lake · Madison · ~61 km · Must-see
• Beaver Dam State Park · lake · Macoupin · ~61 km · Must-see
• Dunlap Lake Dam · lake · Madison · ~62 km · Must-see
• Otter Lake Dam · lake · Macoupin · ~84 km · Must-see
• Lake Lou Yaeger Dam · lake · Montgomery · ~98 km · Must-see

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