Grays Lake, Polk County, Iowa     User input for Grays Lake, Polk County, Iowa: Be the first to submit input for Grays Lake. Help improve this web site with your great input. Submit Input: Your Name: Write or Paste Input here: Upload picture:      Review Guidelines        Grays Lake is a site with many visitors from Des Moines, and a nice close by hotel is The Suites of 800 Locust Hotel. This lake is so wonderful. This lake is so wonderful. Raccoon River is a stream that you may bump into while here, and you can stay the night at Griff's Valley View RV Park. Denman Woods is a forest near Grays Lake that you can go to, and playing golf is lots of fun at Toad Valley Golf Course. If you get bored of Grays Lake, you could also       explore close by Dean Lake; drift down the rapids of Raccoon River in a kayak. For the period of the warm days of summer at Grays Lake highs are regularly in the 80's while night lows are commonly in the 60's. High temperatures all through the winter are normally in the 20's with winter lows in the 0's overnight here at Grays Lake. Grays Lake is not the only location close by, Canary Lake is a close by lake; the scenery at Scott Street Dam is delightful.                  That right there is heaps already, but it carries on; Grays Lake has it all. If you need a spot to stay Hotel Ft. Des Moines is a brilliant choice, and Iowa State Fair Campgrounds is a splendid campground nearby. An average amount of rainfall falls at Grays Lake; the month of June is the wettest with most of the rain while January is the month with the least amount of precipitation.   Hotel Ft. Des Moines, Des Moines Beautifully restored historic hotel, centrally located in downtown Des Moines on the skywalk system. We know how to make you feel comfortable and welcome. We have more than an 80-year history of cate... The Suites of 800 Locust Hotel, Des Moines The Suites of 800 Locust blends European Elegance with friendly and attentive service to provide a world-class hotel that delights both business and leisure travelers. Hotel Amenities include valet pa... Current weather conditions at Grays Lake, Polk County, Iowa Local climate location: ANKENY 20 miles away   Coordinates: Latitude: 41.57 Longitude: -93.63806 Iowa Lakes Complete list of all lakes in Iowa Polk County Lakes Complete list of all lakes in Polk County Books about Grays Lake List of books available on Amazon.com about Grays Lake, Polk County, Iowa. Outdoors Recreation Near Des Moines, Iowa Very comprehensive list of a variety of outdoors recreation in the vicinity of Des Moines, Iowa, the metro area neareast to Grays Lake. Find info on campgrounds, hiking trails, ski resorts, lakes, beaches, parks, whitewater and more. Iowa Outdoors Index This is a very comprehensive index of outdoors activities in the great state of Iowa.     These outdoors activities are available near Grays Lake.   Hotels Near Grays Lake: Hotel Ft. Des Moines, Des Moines, 1 miles away The Suites of 800 Locust Hotel, Des Moines, 1 miles away Des Moines Marriott Downtown, Des Moines, 1 miles away Renaissance Savery Hotel, Des Moines, 1 miles away Holiday Inn DES MOINES-DWNTN-MERCY CAMPUS, Des Moines, 2 miles away   Camp Grounds Near Grays Lake: Iowa State Fair Campgrounds, Polk County, 7 miles away Griff's Valley View RV Park, Altoona, 10 miles away Adventurland Campground, Altoona, 11 miles away Timberline Best Holiday Trav-l, Waukee, 13 miles away   Whitewater Near Grays Lake: Raccoon River, Polk CountyCounty, 9 miles away       Class I-II - 0.1 miles long (Walnut Woods SP Ledges)   Golf Courses Near Grays Lake: Toad Valley Golf Course, Des Moines, 2 miles away Urbandale Golf & Country Club, Des Moines, 2 miles away   Lakes Near Grays Lake: Dean Lake, Polk CountyCounty, 4 miles away Canary Lake, Polk CountyCounty, 5 miles away