Herd Lake

Herd 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 Herd 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 Herd Lake — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 36.67840, -92.48016. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Herd Lake

• Bryant Creek State Park · sanctuary · Douglas · ~21 km · Must-see
• Assumption Abbey · church · Douglas · ~23 km · Must-see
• Blair Hollow · viewpoint · Ozark · ~27 km · Must-see
• Three Brothers · viewpoint · Baxter · ~28 km · Must-see
• Cane Hollow · viewpoint · Douglas · ~29 km · Must-see
• Hickory Stump Hollow · viewpoint · Baxter · ~31 km · Must-see
• Devils Backbone Wilderness · sanctuary · Ozark · ~37 km · Must-see
• Pine Mountain · viewpoint · Marion · ~43 km · Must-see
• Bull Shoals Lake · lake · Taney · ~44 km · Must-see
• Bull Shoals Dam · lake · Baxter · ~45 km · Must-see
• Hercules Glades Wilderness · sanctuary · Taney · ~49 km · Must-see
• Mill Hollow · viewpoint · Douglas · ~52 km · Must-see
• Roller Hollow · viewpoint · Taney · ~52 km · Must-see
• Lime Kiln Mountain · viewpoint · Taney · ~56 km · Must-see
• Keyger Mountain · viewpoint · Douglas · ~60 km · Must-see
• Lead Hill · viewpoint · Wright · ~61 km · Must-see
• Norfork National Fish Hatchery · park · Baxter · ~65 km · Must-see
• Norfork Dam · lake · Baxter · ~65 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Herd Lake

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Herd Lake

• Bull Shoals Lake · lake · Taney · ~44 km · Must-see
• Bull Shoals Dam · lake · Baxter · ~45 km · Must-see
• Norfork Dam · lake · Baxter · ~65 km · Must-see
• Lake Taneycomo · lake · Taney · ~76 km · Must-see
• Table Rock Lake · lake · Carroll · ~93 km · Must-see
• Lake Springfield Park · lake · Greene · ~106 km · Must-see
• Mammoth Spring · lake · Fulton · ~108 km · Must-see
• Silver Lake · lake · Stone · ~111 km · Must-see
• Valley Water Mill Dam · lake · Greene · ~118 km · Must-see
• Fellows Lake · lake · Greene · ~120 km · Must-see

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