Pool 17

Pool 17: 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 beach: Open, good conditions · Very crowded · Approach road bad · Closed / not accessible.

Best time to visit Pool 17

Season: October to March; rough seas and lifeguard warnings June to September.

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 Pool 17 — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 41.19865, -91.06600. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Pool 17

• Toolesboro Mounds State Preserve · sanctuary · Louisa · ~8 km · Must-see
• Big River State Forest · sanctuary · Henderson · ~28 km · Must-see
• Greenwood Cemetery Chapel · church · Muscatine · ~31 km · Must-see
• First Presbyterian Church · church · Muscatine · ~31 km · Must-see
• Trinity Episcopal Church Muscatine · church · Muscatine · ~31 km · Must-see
• Delabar State Park · park · Henderson · ~35 km · Must-see
• Pine Mills German Methodist Episcopal Church · church · Muscatine · ~44 km · Must-see
• Saint Pauls Roman Catholic Church · church · Des Moines · ~54 km · Must-see
• Dankwardt Memorial Park · park · Des Moines · ~58 km · Must-see
• Crapo Park · park · Des Moines · ~59 km · Must-see
• Sunderbruch Park · park · Scott · ~63 km · Must-see
• John Hauberg Museum of Native American Life · museum · Scott · ~63 km · Must-see
• Black Hawk Forest Nature Preserve · sanctuary · Rock Island · ~64 km · Must-see
• Old Schuetzen Park · park · Scott · ~65 km · Must-see
• Emeis Park · park · Scott · ~65 km · Must-see
• First Bible Missionary Church · church · Scott · ~65 km · Must-see
• Longview Park · park · Rock Island · ~66 km · Must-see
• Longview Park Conservatory and Gardens · park · Scott · ~66 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Pool 17

Other beaches & coast near Pool 17

• Swift Slough · beach · Des Moines · ~43 km
• Otter Bay · beach · Des Moines · ~49 km
• Buffalo Shores Beach · beach · Scott · ~49 km
• Buffalo Beach · beach · Scott · ~50 km
• West Lake Park Beach · beach · Scott · ~61 km
• Grass Trap · beach · Henry · ~62 km
• Sand Trap · beach · Henry · ~63 km
• Boat Harbor · beach · Rock Island · ~69 km
• Ben Butterworth Parkway · beach · Rock Island · ~76 km
• Pool 14 · beach · Scott · ~88 km

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