Lock No. 20

Lock No. 20: 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 Lock No. 20

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 Lock No. 20 — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 40.14326, -91.51528. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Lock No. 20

• Church of All Saints · church · Lee · ~38 km · Must-see
• Iliniwek Village State Historic Site · sanctuary · Clark · ~40 km · Must-see
• Ebenezer Methodist Episcopal Chapel and Cemetery · church · Adams · ~53 km · Must-see
• Historic Carthage Jail · museum · Hancock · ~55 km · Must-see
• Nauvoo House · museum · Lee · ~57 km · Must-see
• Nauvoo State Park · sanctuary · Hancock · ~57 km · Must-see
• Riverview Park · park · Marion · ~60 km · Must-see
• Mark Twain Boyhood Home & Museum · museum · Marion · ~62 km · Must-see
• Rickey Hollow · viewpoint · Marion · ~64 km · Must-see
• Battle of Athens State Historic Site · sanctuary · Lee · ~65 km · Must-see
• Weinberg-King State Park · sanctuary · Schuyler · ~66 km · Must-see
• Shimek State Forest - Farmington Unit · sanctuary · Lee · ~72 km · Must-see
• Saint Peters Brush Creek Catholic Church · church · Ralls · ~73 km · Must-see
• Old Central Control Station · fort · Lewis · ~0 km
• Auxiliary Lock · fort · Lewis · ~0 km
• Upstream Guide Wall · fort · Lewis · ~0 km
• Guard Wall · fort · Lewis · ~0 km
• Lock & Dam No. 20 Historic District · fort · Lewis · ~0 km

See everything within a day’s drive of Lock No. 20

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Lock No. 20

• Clarence Cannon Dam · lake · Ralls · ~87 km · Must-see
• Lake Sugema Wildlife Management Area · lake · Van Buren · ~95 km · Must-see
• Meredosia Island · lake · Cass · ~108 km · Must-see
• Little Swan Lake · lake · Des Moines · ~126 km · Must-see
• Anderson Lake State Conservation Area · lake · Fulton · ~141 km · Must-see
• Lake Wapello State Park · lake · Davis · ~146 km · Must-see
• Dam No. 20 · lake · Adams · ~1 km
• McCullough South Dam · lake · Lewis · ~8 km
• Marks Lake · lake · Lewis · ~11 km
• Durgens Creek Watershed Dam Number 1 A · lake · Lewis · ~12 km

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