Clapper Lake

Clapper 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 Clapper 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 Clapper Lake — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 39.59504, -91.83183. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Clapper Lake

• Clarence Cannon Dam · lake · Ralls · ~22 km · Must-see
• Saint Peters Brush Creek Catholic Church · church · Ralls · ~25 km · Must-see
• Griffin Hollow · viewpoint · Ralls · ~29 km · Must-see
• Rickey Hollow · viewpoint · Marion · ~48 km · Must-see
• Riverview Park · park · Marion · ~52 km · Must-see
• Mark Twain Boyhood Home & Museum · museum · Marion · ~53 km · Must-see
• Big Muddy National Fish and Wildlife Refuge · sanctuary · Boone · ~71 km · Must-see
• City of Monroe Dam A · lake · Monroe · ~12 km
• HWY 107 Beach · beach · Monroe · ~12 km
• Crigler Mound Group · fort · Monroe · ~14 km
• Lake Tom Sawyer Dam · lake · Monroe · ~15 km
• Mark Twain Birthplace State Historic Site · museum · Monroe · ~16 km
• Clara's View Overlook · viewpoint · Monroe · ~16 km
• Paradise Lake · lake · Shelby · ~16 km
• Hunnewell Lake · lake · Shelby · ~16 km
• Buzzard's Roost · viewpoint · Monroe · ~18 km
• Spalding Beach · beach · Ralls · ~19 km
• Shelby County Historical Society · museum · Shelby · ~26 km

See everything within a day’s drive of Clapper Lake

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Clapper Lake

• Clarence Cannon Dam · lake · Ralls · ~22 km · Must-see
• Brookfield City Dam · lake · Linn · ~131 km · Must-see
• Meredosia Island · lake · Cass · ~142 km · Must-see
• Fountain of the Centaurs · lake · Cole · ~146 km · Must-see
• City of Monroe Dam A · lake · Monroe · ~12 km
• Lake Tom Sawyer Dam · lake · Monroe · ~15 km
• Paradise Lake · lake · Shelby · ~16 km
• Hunnewell Lake · lake · Shelby · ~16 km
• Shelbina Lake · lake · Shelby · ~29 km
• City Lakes · lake · Ralls · ~29 km

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