Main Dike

Main Dike: 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 Main Dike

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 Main Dike — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 36.95839, -90.23344. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Main Dike

• Mingo Wilderness · sanctuary · Wayne · ~3 km · Must-see
• Peoples Hollow · viewpoint · Wayne · ~5 km · Must-see
• Lake Wappapello · lake · Wayne · ~16 km · Must-see
• Manning Cabin Hollow · viewpoint · Wayne · ~18 km · Must-see
• Poplar Bluff Depot · church · Butler · ~34 km · Must-see
• White Hollow · viewpoint · Wayne · ~39 km · Must-see
• Perkins Hollow · viewpoint · Randolph · ~40 km · Must-see
• Thompson Hollow · viewpoint · Randolph · ~42 km · Must-see
• Meador Valley · viewpoint · Wayne · ~43 km · Must-see
• Sam A. Baker State Park · sanctuary · Wayne · ~53 km · Must-see
• Bird Hill · viewpoint · Scott · ~55 km · Must-see
• Maria Pellegrino Park · park · Alexander · ~55 km · Must-see
• Kelow Valley · viewpoint · Wayne · ~56 km · Must-see
• Aley Mountain · viewpoint · Wayne · ~57 km · Must-see
• Clearwater Lake · lake · Reynolds · ~67 km · Must-see
• Rockpile Mountain Wilderness · sanctuary · Madison · ~69 km · Must-see
• Stony Mountain · viewpoint · Randolph · ~71 km · Must-see
• Stony Mountain · viewpoint · Iron · ~71 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Main Dike

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Main Dike

• Lake Wappapello · lake · Wayne · ~16 km · Must-see
• Clearwater Lake · lake · Reynolds · ~67 km · Must-see
• Lake Killarney · lake · Randolph · ~96 km · Must-see
• Horseshoe Lake · lake · Scott · ~101 km · Must-see
• Horseshoe Lake Conservation Area · lake · Alexander · ~102 km · Must-see
• Horseshoe Lake State Fish and Wildlife Area · lake · Alexander · ~103 km · Must-see
• Taum Sauk Upper Dam · lake · Reynolds · ~103 km · Must-see
• Butterfly Lake · lake · Randolph · ~116 km · Must-see
• Wing Lake · lake · Monroe · ~119 km · Must-see
• Reelfoot Lake State Park · lake · West Tennessee · ~121 km · Must-see

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