Oxbow Lake Area

Oxbow Lake Area: 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 Oxbow Lake Area

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 Oxbow Lake Area — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 42.45217, -93.11349. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Oxbow Lake Area

• Illinois Central Combination Depot-Ackley · fort · Hardin · ~16 km · Must-see
• Saint Matthews Episcopal Church · church · Hardin · ~18 km · Must-see
• Quasdorf Wagon, Machine and Blacksmith Shop Museum · museum · Wright · ~49 km · Must-see
• Anderson Goose Lake · lake · Hamilton · ~56 km · Must-see
• Little Wall Lake County Park · lake · Hamilton · ~59 km · Must-see
• Glick-Sower Historical House · fort · Marshall · ~60 km · Must-see
• Conants Park · park · Tama · ~60 km · Must-see
• Skunk River Greenbelt · sanctuary · Story · ~63 km · Must-see
• Cedar Falls Ice House · waterfall · Black Hawk · ~69 km · Must-see
• George Wyth Memorial State Park · park · Black Hawk · ~73 km · Must-see
• Hartman Reserve Nature Center · sanctuary · Black Hawk · ~73 km · Must-see
• Beau Addition to Hardin City Woodland · sanctuary · Hardin · ~1 km
• Mann Wilderness Area State Preserve · sanctuary · Hardin · ~2 km
• Folkert Mound Group · fort · Hardin · ~6 km
• Steamboat Rock · viewpoint · Hardin · ~8 km
• Anders Wildlife Area · sanctuary · Hardin · ~9 km
• Wildcat Cave Access · cave · Hardin · ~10 km
• Wildcat Cave Wildlife Management Area · cave · Hardin · ~11 km

See everything within a day’s drive of Oxbow Lake Area

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Oxbow Lake Area

• Anderson Goose Lake · lake · Hamilton · ~56 km · Must-see
• Little Wall Lake County Park · lake · Hamilton · ~59 km · Must-see
• Ioway Creek · lake · Story · ~78 km · Must-see
• Clear Lake · lake · Cerro Gordo · ~99 km · Must-see
• Big Creek Diversion Dam · lake · Polk · ~111 km · Must-see
• Saylorville Lake Project · lake · Polk · ~119 km · Must-see
• Lake Red Rock · lake · Marion · ~146 km · Must-see
• Dale Maffitt Reservoir · lake · Dallas · ~148 km · Must-see
• Pine Lake Beach · lake · Hardin · ~12 km
• Considene Lake Park · lake · Butler · ~42 km

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