Pool 22

Pool 22: 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 Pool 22

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 Pool 22 — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 39.64292, -91.25007. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Pool 22

• Mark Twain Boyhood Home & Museum · museum · Marion · ~15 km · Must-see
• Riverview Park · park · Marion · ~17 km · Must-see
• Rickey Hollow · viewpoint · Marion · ~18 km · Must-see
• Free Frank McWorter Grave Site · sanctuary · Pike · ~24 km · Must-see
• New Philadelphia National Historic Site · fort · Pike · ~32 km · Must-see
• Griffin Hollow · viewpoint · Ralls · ~37 km · Must-see
• Saint Peters Brush Creek Catholic Church · church · Ralls · ~38 km · Must-see
• Buckner Hollow · viewpoint · Pike · ~39 km · Must-see
• Clarence Cannon Dam · lake · Ralls · ~45 km · Must-see
• Naples Mound 8 · fort · Pike · ~65 km · Must-see
• Ebenezer Methodist Episcopal Chapel and Cemetery · church · Adams · ~69 km · Must-see
• Mound House · fort · Greene · ~74 km · Must-see
• Upper Approach Flow Deflecting Dike · fort · Ralls · ~1 km
• Lock & Dam No. 22 Historic District · fort · Ralls · ~1 km
• Upstream Guidewall · fort · Ralls · ~1 km
• Dam No. 22 · lake · Ralls · ~1 km
• Auxiliary Lock · fort · Ralls · ~1 km
• Central Control Station · fort · Ralls · ~1 km

See everything within a day’s drive of Pool 22

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Pool 22

• Clarence Cannon Dam · lake · Ralls · ~45 km · Must-see
• Meredosia Island · lake · Cass · ~81 km · Must-see
• Lake Jacksonville Dam · lake · Morgan · ~111 km · Must-see
• Waverly Lake · lake · Morgan · ~132 km · Must-see
• Anderson Lake State Conservation Area · lake · Fulton · ~137 km · Must-see
• Otter Lake Dam · lake · Macoupin · ~147 km · Must-see
• Beaver Dam State Park · lake · Macoupin · ~149 km · Must-see
• Dam No. 22 · lake · Ralls · ~1 km
• Lock No. 22 · lake · Ralls · ~1 km
• Bear Creek Dam · lake · Ralls · ~19 km

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