Pine Lake State Park

Pine Lake State 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 Pine Lake State 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 Pine Lake State Park — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 42.36883, -93.07596. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Pine Lake State Park

• Illinois Central Combination Depot-Ackley · fort · Hardin · ~26 km · Must-see
• Saint Matthews Episcopal Church · church · Hardin · ~28 km · Must-see
• Glick-Sower Historical House · fort · Marshall · ~47 km · Must-see
• Conants Park · park · Tama · ~51 km · Must-see
• Anderson Goose Lake · lake · Hamilton · ~57 km · Must-see
• Skunk River Greenbelt · sanctuary · Story · ~59 km · Must-see
• Little Wall Lake County Park · lake · Hamilton · ~59 km · Must-see
• Quasdorf Wagon, Machine and Blacksmith Shop Museum · museum · Wright · ~59 km · Must-see
• Cedar Falls Ice House · waterfall · Black Hawk · ~68 km · Must-see
• Hartman Reserve Nature Center · sanctuary · Black Hawk · ~72 km · Must-see
• George Wyth Memorial State Park · park · Black Hawk · ~72 km · Must-see
• Bandshell Park · park · Story · ~73 km · Must-see
• Ioway Creek · lake · Story · ~73 km · Must-see
• Pine Lake Beach · lake · Hardin · ~0 km
• Eldora Veterans Memorial · fort · Hardin · ~1 km
• Eldora Welcome Center & Railroad Museum · museum · Hardin · ~1 km
• Wildcat Cave Wildlife Management Area · cave · Hardin · ~2 km
• Hardin County Farm Museum Grounds · museum · Hardin · ~2 km

See everything within a day’s drive of Pine Lake State Park

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Pine Lake State Park

• Anderson Goose Lake · lake · Hamilton · ~57 km · Must-see
• Little Wall Lake County Park · lake · Hamilton · ~59 km · Must-see
• Ioway Creek · lake · Story · ~73 km · Must-see
• Big Creek Diversion Dam · lake · Polk · ~105 km · Must-see
• Clear Lake · lake · Cerro Gordo · ~111 km · Must-see
• Saylorville Lake Project · lake · Polk · ~112 km · Must-see
• Lake Red Rock · lake · Marion · ~134 km · Must-see
• Dale Maffitt Reservoir · lake · Dallas · ~140 km · Must-see
• Pine Lake Beach · lake · Hardin · ~0 km
• Dakins Lake Park · lake · Story · ~36 km

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