Jacobs Lake

Jacobs 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 Jacobs 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 Jacobs Lake — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 37.58681, -92.75513. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Jacobs Lake

• Bennett Spring State Park · park · Laclede · ~22 km · Must-see
• Danceyard Hollow · viewpoint · Dallas · ~24 km · Must-see
• Coon Hollow · viewpoint · Laclede · ~30 km · Must-see
• Hillhouse Hollow · viewpoint · Wright · ~45 km · Must-see
• Lake Niangua · lake · Camden · ~48 km · Must-see
• Ha Ha Tonka State Park · sanctuary · Camden · ~53 km · Must-see
• Fellows Lake · lake · Greene · ~63 km · Must-see
• Collie Hollow · viewpoint · Pulaski · ~65 km · Must-see
• Lead Hill · viewpoint · Wright · ~69 km · Must-see
• Valley Water Mill Dam · lake · Greene · ~70 km · Must-see
• Fiery Fork Conservation Area · sanctuary · Camden · ~72 km · Must-see
• Pomme De Terre State Park Marina · lake · Hickory · ~74 km · Must-see
• McDaniel Lake Dam · lake · Greene · ~74 km · Must-see
• Paddy Creek Wilderness · sanctuary · Texas · ~74 km · Must-see
• Phillipsburg Church · church · Laclede · ~1 km
• Bennett Spring Savanna Natural Area · sanctuary · Laclede · ~13 km
• Natural Tunnel · cave · Laclede · ~16 km
• Flanagan Bluff · viewpoint · Dallas · ~20 km

See everything within a day’s drive of Jacobs Lake

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Jacobs Lake

• Lake Niangua · lake · Camden · ~48 km · Must-see
• Fellows Lake · lake · Greene · ~63 km · Must-see
• Valley Water Mill Dam · lake · Greene · ~70 km · Must-see
• Pomme De Terre State Park Marina · lake · Hickory · ~74 km · Must-see
• McDaniel Lake Dam · lake · Greene · ~74 km · Must-see
• Lake of the Ozarks · lake · Camden · ~80 km · Must-see
• Lake Springfield Park · lake · Greene · ~86 km · Must-see
• Stockton Lake · lake · Dade · ~104 km · Must-see
• Silver Lake · lake · Stone · ~113 km · Must-see
• Frisco Lake · lake · Phelps · ~120 km · Must-see

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