Loch Bowie

Loch Bowie: 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 Loch Bowie

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 Loch Bowie — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 55.94434, -4.52355. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Loch Bowie

• Dumbarton Castle · fort · West Dunbartonshire · ~3 km · Must-see
• Loch Humphrey · lake · West Dunbartonshire · ~4 km · Must-see
• Blantyre Monument · fort · Renfrewshire · ~5 km · Must-see
• Erskine crannog · fort · Renfrewshire · ~5 km · Must-see
• Duncolm · viewpoint · West Dunbartonshire · ~6 km · Must-see
• Millburn Muir Transmitter · church · West Dunbartonshire · ~8 km · Must-see
• Kilmahew Castle · fort · Argyll and Bute · ~10 km · Must-see
• Balloch Castle Country Park · park · West Dunbartonshire · ~10 km · Must-see
• Balloch Castle · fort · West Dunbartonshire · ~11 km · Must-see
• Newark Castle · fort · Inverclyde · ~12 km · Must-see
• St Machars · church · Renfrewshire · ~13 km · Must-see
• Robertson Park · park · Renfrewshire · ~14 km · Must-see
• Duchal Castle · fort · Inverclyde · ~14 km · Must-see
• Fountain Gardens · park · Renfrewshire · ~15 km · Must-see
• Renfrew Airport Memorial · fort · Renfrewshire · ~15 km · Must-see
• Craigend Castle · fort · Stirling · ~15 km · Must-see
• Thomas Coats Memorial Church · church · Renfrewshire · ~16 km · Must-see
• Paisley Museum and Art Galleries · museum · Renfrewshire · ~16 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Loch Bowie

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Loch Bowie

• Loch Humphrey · lake · West Dunbartonshire · ~4 km · Must-see
• Kilmardinny Loch · lake · East Dunbartonshire · ~16 km · Must-see
• Castle Semple Loch · lake · Renfrewshire · ~21 km · Must-see
• Loch Thom · lake · Inverclyde · ~21 km · Must-see
• Loch Libo · lake · East Renfrewshire · ~24 km · Must-see
• Kilbirnie Loch · lake · North Ayrshire · ~29 km · Must-see
• Loch Lomond · lake · Stirling · ~30 km · Must-see
• Loch Ard · lake · Stirling · ~33 km · Must-see
• Lake of Menteith · lake · Stirling · ~37 km · Must-see
• Loch Chon · lake · Stirling · ~38 km · Must-see

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