Lakes
Research 4 lakes within weekend reach of Springfield, classified from Wikidata types and ordered by measured straight-line distance from the city centre. Distances only — no travel times, schedules, or rankings.
Each place is classified from its own Wikidata type, not from its name, and is ordered by measured straight-line distance from the centre of Springfield. Distances are great-circle kilometres between two published coordinates — this page does not publish travel times, transport schedules, opening hours, ticket prices, or rankings. Confirm access, facilities, and seasonal conditions with an official source before travelling.
Reachability is a second axis over the same places: the category says what a destination is, the band says how far it sits from Springfield. Distances are measured in a straight line — this page publishes no travel times.
Ordered by straight-line distance from Springfield, closest first. Distance bands: nearby is up to 60 km, day-trip distance is up to 120 km.
Lake Springfield is a lake reachable from Springfield as a nearby nature destination. Research access, facilities, and seasonal conditions with official sources before visiting.
View place — Lake Springfield, about 10 km (6 mi) from Springfield
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Fellows Lake is An 860-acre water-supply reservoir surrounded by grassland and forest just north of Springfield. Research access, facilities, and seasonal conditions with official sources before visiting.
View place — Fellows Lake, about 14 km (9 mi) from Springfield
Image credit: Image: ThinkHat / Wikimedia Commons, CC BY 4.0
Stockton Lake is A large Ozark reservoir of about 24,900 acres set among wooded hills northwest of Springfield. Research access, facilities, and seasonal conditions with official sources before visiting.
View place — Stockton Lake, about 66 km (41 mi) from Springfield
Image credit: Image: Jatpainter1 / Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0
Table Rock Lake is A large White River reservoir with forested limestone shoreline in the Ozarks south of Springfield near Branson. Research access, facilities, and seasonal conditions with official sources before visiting.
View place — Table Rock Lake, about 70 km (43 mi) from Springfield
Image credit: Image: KTrimble / Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 3.0