Brown Lake

Brown 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 Brown 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 Brown Lake — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 39.39670, -92.65352. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Brown Lake

• Walt Disney Hometown Museum · museum · Linn · ~54 km · Must-see
• Arrow Rock Historic District · fort · Saline · ~55 km · Must-see
• Rocky Fork Lakes Conservation Area · sanctuary · Boone · ~58 km · Must-see
• Big Muddy National Fish and Wildlife Refuge · sanctuary · Boone · ~61 km · Must-see
• Utz Site · fort · Saline · ~66 km · Must-see
• Cosmo Park · park · Boone · ~67 km · Must-see
• Fort Orleans · fort · Saline · ~67 km · Must-see
• Annie and Abel Van Meter State Park · sanctuary · Saline · ~68 km · Must-see
• Brookfield City Dam · lake · Linn · ~68 km · Must-see
• Albert-Oakland Park · park · Boone · ~69 km · Must-see
• J.W. "Blind Boone" Home · fort · Boone · ~71 km · Must-see
• Second Baptist Church · church · Boone · ~71 km · Must-see
• First Christian Church · church · Boone · ~71 km · Must-see
• Missouri United Methodist Church · church · Boone · ~71 km · Must-see
• Francis Quadrangle · park · Boone · ~72 km · Must-see
• Museum of Art & Archaeology · museum · Boone · ~72 km · Must-see
• Sanborn Field · sanctuary · Boone · ~73 km · Must-see
• Chariton County Historical Museum · museum · Chariton · ~16 km

See everything within a day’s drive of Brown Lake

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Brown Lake

• Brookfield City Dam · lake · Linn · ~68 km · Must-see
• Clarence Cannon Dam · lake · Ralls · ~110 km · Must-see
• Fountain of the Centaurs · lake · Cole · ~125 km · Must-see
• Higbee Lake Dam · lake · Randolph · ~19 km
• Sterling Price Community Lake · lake · Chariton · ~20 km
• Water Works Lake Dam · lake · Randolph · ~21 km
• Sugar Creek Lake Dam · lake · Randolph · ~22 km
• Thomas Brothers Lake Dam · lake · Randolph · ~23 km
• Camp Lake Dam · lake · Randolph · ~26 km
• Holiday Acres Lake Downstream Dam · lake · Randolph · ~28 km

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