Spring Lake Park

Spring Lake Park: 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 Spring Lake Park

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 Spring Lake Park — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 42.73808, -95.55754. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Spring Lake Park

• Wittrock Indian Village State Preserve · fort · O'Brien · ~36 km · Must-see
• Living Heritage Tree Museum · museum · Buena Vista · ~39 km · Must-see
• Spring Lake Disc Golf Course · lake · Cherokee · ~1 km
• Sanford Museum and Planetarium · museum · Cherokee · ~2 km
• Cherokee Sewer Site · fort · Cherokee · ~3 km
• Tallman Museum · museum · Cherokee · ~3 km
• Pilot Rock · viewpoint · Cherokee · ~6 km
• Mill Creek Bridge · fort · Cherokee · ~6 km
• Redtail Ridge Habitat Area · sanctuary · Cherokee · ~9 km
• Pearse Access (River Access) · beach · Cherokee · ~12 km
• Barnes Area County Park · sanctuary · Cherokee · ~14 km
• Larson Lake County Park · lake · Cherokee · ~17 km
• Firefighter Memorial Benches · fort · Cherokee · ~17 km
• River Access Point · beach · Cherokee · ~19 km
• 470th Street · fort · Buena Vista · ~31 km
• Kirchner Park & Museum · museum · Clay · ~33 km
• Little Storm Lake Discovery Center Park · lake · Buena Vista · ~36 km
• Bertram Reservation · sanctuary · Clay · ~36 km

See everything within a day’s drive of Spring Lake Park

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• Indian Lake · lake · Nobles · ~108 km · Must-see
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