Sand Lake

Sand 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 Sand 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 Sand Lake — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 42.05130, -92.86381. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Sand Lake

• Glick-Sower Historical House · fort · Marshall · ~5 km · Must-see
• Conants Park · park · Tama · ~27 km · Must-see
• KGRN-AM (Grinnell) · attraction · Poweshiek · ~46 km · Must-see
• Grinnell Historical Museum · museum · Poweshiek · ~46 km · Must-see
• Newton Arboretum and Botanical Gardens · sanctuary · Jasper · ~51 km · Must-see
• Conard Environmental Research Area · sanctuary · Jasper · ~51 km · Must-see
• Maytag Park · park · Jasper · ~54 km · Must-see
• Kent Chapel · church · Poweshiek · ~55 km · Must-see
• Illinois Central Combination Depot-Ackley · fort · Hardin · ~73 km · Must-see
• Universalist Church · fort · Polk · ~74 km · Must-see
• Marshall County Historical Museum · museum · Marshall · ~5 km
• Weatherbee School Museum · museum · Marshall · ~5 km
• Fisher Community Center Art Gallery · museum · Marshall · ~6 km
• Three Bridges Road · fort · Marshall · ~7 km
• First Friends Church · church · Marshall · ~8 km
• Burns Community Center · fort · Marshall · ~12 km
• Timmons Grove County Park · park · Marshall · ~16 km
• Bison Corral · sanctuary · Marshall · ~18 km

See everything within a day’s drive of Sand Lake

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Sand Lake

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• Little Wall Lake County Park · lake · Hamilton · ~85 km · Must-see
• Anderson Goose Lake · lake · Hamilton · ~87 km · Must-see
• Lake Red Rock · lake · Marion · ~95 km · Must-see
• Big Creek Diversion Dam · lake · Polk · ~96 km · Must-see
• Saylorville Lake Project · lake · Polk · ~99 km · Must-see
• Dale Maffitt Reservoir · lake · Dallas · ~122 km · Must-see
• Lake Ahquabi State Park · lake · Warren · ~130 km · Must-see
• Lake Macbride Dam · lake · Johnson · ~138 km · Must-see
• Coralville Lake · lake · Johnson · ~140 km · Must-see

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