Lock No. 24

Lock No. 24: 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. 24

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. 24 — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 39.37396, -90.90614. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Lock No. 24

• Buckner Hollow · viewpoint · Pike · ~27 km · Must-see
• Kamp Mound Site · fort · Calhoun · ~31 km · Must-see
• Mound House · fort · Greene · ~38 km · Must-see
• Koster Site · fort · Greene · ~45 km · Must-see
• New Philadelphia National Historic Site · fort · Pike · ~45 km · Must-see
• Free Frank McWorter Grave Site · sanctuary · Pike · ~47 km · Must-see
• Cuivre River State Park · park · Lincoln · ~47 km · Must-see
• Naples Mound 8 · fort · Pike · ~52 km · Must-see
• Pere Marquette State Park · sanctuary · Jersey · ~67 km · Must-see
• Mark Twain Boyhood Home & Museum · museum · Marion · ~67 km · Must-see
• Two Rivers National Wildlife Refuge · sanctuary · Jersey · ~69 km · Must-see
• Rickey Hollow · viewpoint · Marion · ~69 km · Must-see
• Riverview Park · park · Marion · ~70 km · Must-see
• Duncan Farm · fort · Jersey · ~71 km · Must-see
• Intermediate Wall · fort · Pike · ~0 km
• Central Control Station · fort · Pike · ~0 km
• Auxiliary Lock · fort · Pike · ~0 km
• Upstream Guide Wall · fort · Pike · ~0 km

See everything within a day’s drive of Lock No. 24

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Lock No. 24

• Meredosia Island · lake · Cass · ~81 km · Must-see
• Clarence Cannon Dam · lake · Ralls · ~82 km · Must-see
• Lake Jacksonville Dam · lake · Morgan · ~85 km · Must-see
• Waverly Lake · lake · Morgan · ~101 km · Must-see
• Creve Coeur Lake · lake · Calhoun · ~102 km · Must-see
• Alton Military Prison Site · lake · Madison · ~102 km · Must-see
• Beaver Dam State Park · lake · Macoupin · ~102 km · Must-see
• Otter Lake Dam · lake · Macoupin · ~107 km · Must-see
• Spanish Lake · lake · Madison · ~110 km · Must-see
• Compton Hill Reservoir Park · lake · Saint Louis · ~128 km · Must-see

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