Vernon Spring Dam

Vernon Spring Dam: 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 Vernon Spring Dam

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 Vernon Spring Dam — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 43.34739, -92.13819. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Vernon Spring Dam

• Cold Water Spring State Preserve · sanctuary · Winneshiek · ~22 km · Must-see
• Hayden Prairie State Preserve · sanctuary · Howard · ~28 km · Must-see
• Bily Clocks Museum · museum · Winneshiek · ~28 km · Must-see
• Fort Atkinson State Preserve · fort · Winneshiek · ~35 km · Must-see
• Vesterheim Norwegian-American Museum · museum · Winneshiek · ~36 km · Must-see
• Porter House Museum · museum · Winneshiek · ~36 km · Must-see
• Decorah Ice Cave State Preserve · cave · Winneshiek · ~36 km · Must-see
• Forestville/Mystery Cave State Park · cave · Buffalo · ~41 km · Must-see
• First Baptist Church · church · Fayette · ~63 km · Must-see
• Little Brown Church in · church · Chickasaw · ~65 km · Must-see
• Wildwood Park · park · Floyd · ~69 km · Must-see
• Murray Wildlife Area · sanctuary · Howard · ~1 km
• Turkey Bend Wildlife Area · sanctuary · Howard · ~2 km
• Steamboat Rock · viewpoint · Howard · ~3 km
• Howard County Log Cabin Museum · museum · Howard · ~4 km
• Howard County Museum · museum · Howard · ~4 km
• Kellow House - Howard County Museum · museum · Howard · ~5 km
• Bigalk Trout Stream Wildlife Area · sanctuary · Howard · ~18 km

See everything within a day’s drive of Vernon Spring Dam

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Vernon Spring Dam

• Lansing Big Lake · lake · Allamakee · ~93 km · Must-see
• East Side Lake Park · lake · Mower · ~93 km · Must-see
• Lake Winneshiek · lake · Allamakee · ~103 km · Must-see
• Target Lake · lake · La Crosse · ~106 km · Must-see
• Winona station · lake · Buffalo · ~109 km · Must-see
• Lake Onalaska · lake · La Crosse · ~110 km · Must-see
• Mississippi River Lock and Dam 6 · lake · Winona · ~114 km · Must-see
• Bussey Lake · lake · Clayton · ~129 km · Must-see
• Pickerel Lake Park · lake · Freeborn · ~133 km · Must-see
• Clear Lake · lake · Cerro Gordo · ~134 km · Must-see

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