Sun Mine Dam

Sun Mine Dam: 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 Sun Mine Dam

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 Sun Mine Dam — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 38.06005, -90.66513. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Sun Mine Dam

• Washington State Park · sanctuary · Washington · ~4 km · Must-see
• Bald Hill · viewpoint · Monroe · ~6 km · Must-see
• Bezidek Hill · viewpoint · Monroe · ~9 km · Must-see
• Coon Hollow · viewpoint · Monroe · ~12 km · Must-see
• St. Francois State Park · sanctuary · Saint Francois · ~20 km · Must-see
• Wildwood Lake · lake · Monroe · ~26 km · Must-see
• Murrill Hill · viewpoint · Monroe · ~27 km · Must-see
• Bolton Hollow · viewpoint · Monroe · ~33 km · Must-see
• Ring Hollow · viewpoint · Monroe · ~34 km · Must-see
• Cyclone Hollow · viewpoint · Monroe · ~36 km · Must-see
• St. Joe State Park · sanctuary · Saint Francois · ~40 km · Must-see
• Wing Lake · lake · Monroe · ~44 km · Must-see
• Don Robinson State Park · sanctuary · Jefferson · ~46 km · Must-see
• Corn Hollow · viewpoint · Randolph · ~46 km · Must-see
• Pine Mountain · viewpoint · Randolph · ~48 km · Must-see
• Pikes Peak · viewpoint · Randolph · ~48 km · Must-see
• Buford Mountain Conservation Area · sanctuary · Monroe · ~48 km · Must-see
• Morrison Hollow · viewpoint · Randolph · ~49 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Sun Mine Dam

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Sun Mine Dam

• Wildwood Lake · lake · Monroe · ~26 km · Must-see
• Wing Lake · lake · Monroe · ~44 km · Must-see
• Council Bluff Lake · lake · Monroe · ~54 km · Must-see
• Kidd Lake State Natural Area · lake · Monroe · ~55 km · Must-see
• Butterfly Lake · lake · Randolph · ~59 km · Must-see
• Lake Killarney · lake · Randolph · ~66 km · Must-see
• Taum Sauk Upper Dam · lake · Reynolds · ~75 km · Must-see
• Baldwin Lake · lake · Randolph · ~90 km · Must-see
• Compton Hill Reservoir Park · lake · Saint Louis · ~90 km · Must-see
• Creve Coeur Lake · lake · Calhoun · ~94 km · Must-see

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