Ferry Lake

Ferry Lake: 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 Ferry Lake

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 Ferry Lake — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 39.63063, -90.60355. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Ferry Lake

• Naples Mound 8 · fort · Pike · ~10 km · Must-see
• Mound House · fort · Greene · ~19 km · Must-see
• Meredosia Island · lake · Cass · ~36 km · Must-see
• New Philadelphia National Historic Site · fort · Pike · ~39 km · Must-see
• Kamp Mound Site · fort · Calhoun · ~42 km · Must-see
• Lake Jacksonville Dam · lake · Morgan · ~42 km · Must-see
• Free Frank McWorter Grave Site · sanctuary · Pike · ~48 km · Must-see
• Koster Site · fort · Greene · ~59 km · Must-see
• Waverly Lake · lake · Morgan · ~63 km · Must-see
• Buckner Hollow · viewpoint · Pike · ~69 km · Must-see
• Sanganois State Fish and Wildlife Area · sanctuary · Cass · ~72 km · Must-see
• Jim Edgar Panther Creek State Fish and Wildlife Area · sanctuary · Cass · ~73 km · Must-see
• Big Blue Island · river spot · Pike · ~5 km
• Ray Norbut State Fish and Wildlife Area · sanctuary · Pike · ~8 km
• Browns Mound · viewpoint · Scott · ~8 km
• Calvert Hill · viewpoint · Pike · ~12 km
• New Pittsfield Lake Number 2 · lake · Pike · ~14 km
• Naples Archeological District · fort · Pike · ~15 km

See everything within a day’s drive of Ferry Lake

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Ferry Lake

• Meredosia Island · lake · Cass · ~36 km · Must-see
• Lake Jacksonville Dam · lake · Morgan · ~42 km · Must-see
• Waverly Lake · lake · Morgan · ~63 km · Must-see
• Otter Lake Dam · lake · Macoupin · ~80 km · Must-see
• Beaver Dam State Park · lake · Macoupin · ~89 km · Must-see
• Anderson Lake State Conservation Area · lake · Fulton · ~91 km · Must-see
• Lake Springfield · lake · Sangamon · ~104 km · Must-see
• Alton Military Prison Site · lake · Madison · ~112 km · Must-see
• Clarence Cannon Dam · lake · Ralls · ~112 km · Must-see
• Sangchris Lake Dam · lake · Sangamon · ~120 km · Must-see

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