Blue Spring

Blue Spring: 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 Blue Spring

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 Blue Spring — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 37.16610, -91.16219. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Blue Spring

• Ozark National Scenic Riverways · sanctuary · Shannon · ~15 km · Must-see
• Christian Hollow · viewpoint · Reynolds · ~17 km · Must-see
• Hay Hollow · viewpoint · Shannon · ~17 km · Must-see
• Coleman Hollow · viewpoint · Reynolds · ~20 km · Must-see
• Pine Valley · viewpoint · Reynolds · ~20 km · Must-see
• Dry Valley · viewpoint · Randolph · ~24 km · Must-see
• Open Hollow · viewpoint · Shannon · ~28 km · Must-see
• Bay Hollow · viewpoint · Reynolds · ~29 km · Must-see
• Horse Hollow · viewpoint · Shannon · ~30 km · Must-see
• Jam Up Hollow · viewpoint · Shannon · ~33 km · Must-see
• Echo Bluff State Park · park · Shannon · ~34 km · Must-see
• Pogue Hollow · viewpoint · Randolph · ~34 km · Must-see
• Big Spring · attraction · Carter · ~35 km · Must-see
• Ozark Trail · trek · Dent · ~35 km · Must-see
• Current River State Park · park · Shannon · ~37 km · Must-see
• Carr Hollow · viewpoint · Shannon · ~38 km · Must-see
• Robinson Hollow · viewpoint · Randolph · ~39 km · Must-see
• McHenry Hollow · viewpoint · Shannon · ~40 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Blue Spring

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Blue Spring

• Clearwater Lake · lake · Reynolds · ~42 km · Must-see
• Taum Sauk Upper Dam · lake · Reynolds · ~64 km · Must-see
• Council Bluff Lake · lake · Monroe · ~82 km · Must-see
• Lake Killarney · lake · Randolph · ~88 km · Must-see
• Lake Wappapello · lake · Wayne · ~92 km · Must-see
• Wing Lake · lake · Monroe · ~96 km · Must-see
• Mammoth Spring · lake · Fulton · ~102 km · Must-see
• Frisco Lake · lake · Phelps · ~128 km · Must-see
• Butterfly Lake · lake · Randolph · ~133 km · Must-see
• Colwil Dam · lake · Shannon · ~11 km

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