Joan Lake

Joan Lake: 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 Joan Lake

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 Joan Lake — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 38.20915, -90.86487. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Joan Lake

• Cyclone Hollow · viewpoint · Monroe · ~11 km · Must-see
• Bolton Hollow · viewpoint · Monroe · ~11 km · Must-see
• Ring Hollow · viewpoint · Monroe · ~12 km · Must-see
• Coon Hollow · viewpoint · Monroe · ~19 km · Must-see
• Bald Hill · viewpoint · Monroe · ~24 km · Must-see
• Washington State Park · sanctuary · Washington · ~26 km · Must-see
• Don Robinson State Park · sanctuary · Jefferson · ~31 km · Must-see
• Bezidek Hill · viewpoint · Monroe · ~34 km · Must-see
• LaBarque Creek Conservation Area · park · Jefferson · ~34 km · Must-see
• LaBarque Creek Conservation Area · sanctuary · Monroe · ~34 km · Must-see
• Blue Springs Creek Conservation Area · sanctuary · Monroe · ~36 km · Must-see
• Myron and Sonya Glassberg Conservation Area · sanctuary · Jefferson · ~38 km · Must-see
• Young Conservation Area · sanctuary · Jefferson · ~38 km · Must-see
• Allenton Access · sanctuary · Monroe · ~43 km · Must-see
• Fort Diggings Hollow · fort · Monroe · ~45 km · Must-see
• Mid America Adventure · park · Saint Louis · ~47 km · Must-see
• Wildwood Lake · lake · Monroe · ~47 km · Must-see
• Rockwoods Range Conservation Area · park · Saint Louis · ~47 km · Must-see

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• Wing Lake · lake · Monroe · ~68 km · Must-see
• Kidd Lake State Natural Area · lake · Monroe · ~76 km · Must-see
• Creve Coeur Lake · lake · Calhoun · ~82 km · Must-see
• Compton Hill Reservoir Park · lake · Saint Louis · ~89 km · Must-see
• Butterfly Lake · lake · Randolph · ~89 km · Must-see
• Lake Killarney · lake · Randolph · ~92 km · Must-see
• Taum Sauk Upper Dam · lake · Reynolds · ~94 km · Must-see
• Frisco Lake · lake · Phelps · ~105 km · Must-see

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