Lake Alan

Lake Alan: 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 Lake Alan

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 Lake Alan — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 38.67144, -90.96375. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Lake Alan

• Grand Canyon · viewpoint · Calhoun · ~15 km · Must-see
• Klondike Park · park · Calhoun · ~19 km · Must-see
• August A. Busch Memorial Conservation Area · sanctuary · Calhoun · ~24 km · Must-see
• Howell Island Conservation Area · park · Calhoun · ~28 km · Must-see
• Dr. Edmund A. Babler Memorial State Park · sanctuary · Saint Louis · ~30 km · Must-see
• Clarks Hollow · viewpoint · Calhoun · ~31 km · Must-see
• Rockwoods Reservation · park · Saint Louis · ~35 km · Must-see
• Rockwoods Range Conservation Area · park · Saint Louis · ~36 km · Must-see
• Henley Hollow · viewpoint · Calhoun · ~36 km · Must-see
• Greensfelder County Park · park · Saint Louis · ~37 km · Must-see
• Mid America Adventure · park · Saint Louis · ~38 km · Must-see
• Lepp Hollow · viewpoint · Calhoun · ~42 km · Must-see
• Allenton Access · sanctuary · Monroe · ~43 km · Must-see
• Myron and Sonya Glassberg Conservation Area · sanctuary · Jefferson · ~44 km · Must-see
• LaBarque Creek Conservation Area · sanctuary · Monroe · ~45 km · Must-see
• LaBarque Creek Conservation Area · park · Jefferson · ~45 km · Must-see
• Route 66 State Park · park · Saint Louis · ~45 km · Must-see
• Young Conservation Area · sanctuary · Jefferson · ~46 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Lake Alan

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Lake Alan

• Creve Coeur Lake · lake · Calhoun · ~52 km · Must-see
• Compton Hill Reservoir Park · lake · Saint Louis · ~79 km · Must-see
• Spanish Lake · lake · Madison · ~84 km · Must-see
• Alton Military Prison Site · lake · Madison · ~89 km · Must-see
• Wildwood Lake · lake · Monroe · ~95 km · Must-see
• Horseshoe Lake State Park · lake · Madison · ~95 km · Must-see
• Lake Hillcrest Dam · lake · Madison · ~106 km · Must-see
• Kidd Lake State Natural Area · lake · Monroe · ~112 km · Must-see
• Dunlap Lake Dam · lake · Madison · ~113 km · Must-see
• Beaver Dam State Park · lake · Macoupin · ~130 km · Must-see

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