Backues Lake

Backues 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 Backues 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 Backues Lake — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 39.28504, -92.38018. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Backues Lake

• Big Muddy National Fish and Wildlife Refuge · sanctuary · Boone · ~28 km · Must-see
• Rocky Fork Lakes Conservation Area · sanctuary · Boone · ~30 km · Must-see
• Albert-Oakland Park · park · Boone · ~43 km · Must-see
• Cosmo Park · park · Boone · ~43 km · Must-see
• First Christian Church · church · Boone · ~47 km · Must-see
• J.W. "Blind Boone" Home · fort · Boone · ~47 km · Must-see
• Second Baptist Church · church · Boone · ~47 km · Must-see
• Missouri United Methodist Church · church · Boone · ~47 km · Must-see
• Francis Quadrangle · park · Boone · ~47 km · Must-see
• Museum of Art & Archaeology · museum · Boone · ~48 km · Must-see
• Sanborn Field · sanctuary · Boone · ~48 km · Must-see
• Maplewood House · fort · Boone · ~53 km · Must-see
• Eagle Bluffs Conservation Area · sanctuary · Boone · ~60 km · Must-see
• Arrow Rock Historic District · fort · Saline · ~68 km · Must-see
• Fairview Church · church · Randolph · ~5 km
• Martin Lake · lake · Randolph · ~6 km
• Higbee Lake Dam · lake · Randolph · ~15 km
• Camp Lake Dam · lake · Randolph · ~17 km

See everything within a day’s drive of Backues Lake

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Backues Lake

• Clarence Cannon Dam · lake · Ralls · ~86 km · Must-see
• Brookfield City Dam · lake · Linn · ~99 km · Must-see
• Fountain of the Centaurs · lake · Cole · ~101 km · Must-see
• Martin Lake · lake · Randolph · ~6 km
• Higbee Lake Dam · lake · Randolph · ~15 km
• Camp Lake Dam · lake · Randolph · ~17 km
• Water Works Lake Dam · lake · Randolph · ~20 km
• Upper Lake Chapperal Dam · lake · Boone · ~24 km
• Scott Lake Dam · lake · Boone · ~28 km
• Sugar Creek Lake Dam · lake · Randolph · ~28 km

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