Hecks Lake

Hecks 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 Hecks 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 Hecks Lake — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 38.58793, -88.92873. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Hecks Lake

• Raccoon Lake Dam · lake · Marion · ~20 km · Must-see
• Stephen A. Forbes State Recreation Area · sanctuary · Marion · ~26 km · Must-see
• Sam Dale Lake State Fish and Wildlife Area · lake · Wayne · ~37 km · Must-see
• Sam Dale Lake State Fish and Wildlife Area · lake · Union · ~38 km · Must-see
• South Shore State Park · sanctuary · Clinton · ~41 km · Must-see
• Carlyle Reservoir · lake · Clinton · ~42 km · Must-see
• Eldon Hazlet State Park · sanctuary · Clinton · ~45 km · Must-see
• Rend Lake State Fish and Wildlife Area · lake · Jefferson · ~54 km · Must-see
• Vandalia Municipal Reservoir Dam · lake · Fayette · ~62 km · Must-see
• Wayne Fitzgerrell State Recreation Area · sanctuary · Franklin · ~66 km · Must-see
• Wayne County Fairgrounds · park · Union · ~66 km · Must-see
• Rend Lake · lake · Franklin · ~66 km · Must-see
• Rend Lake · lake · Crittenden · ~67 km · Must-see
• Governor Bond Lake · lake · Bond · ~69 km · Must-see
• Veterans Memorial · fort · Marion · ~6 km
• Salem Reservoir · lake · Union · ~8 km
• Creeds Hill · viewpoint · Marion · ~19 km
• Community Beach Park · beach · Marion · ~20 km

See everything within a day’s drive of Hecks Lake

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Hecks Lake

• Raccoon Lake Dam · lake · Marion · ~20 km · Must-see
• Sam Dale Lake State Fish and Wildlife Area · lake · Wayne · ~37 km · Must-see
• Sam Dale Lake State Fish and Wildlife Area · lake · Union · ~38 km · Must-see
• Carlyle Reservoir · lake · Clinton · ~42 km · Must-see
• Rend Lake State Fish and Wildlife Area · lake · Jefferson · ~54 km · Must-see
• Vandalia Municipal Reservoir Dam · lake · Fayette · ~62 km · Must-see
• Rend Lake · lake · Franklin · ~66 km · Must-see
• Rend Lake · lake · Crittenden · ~67 km · Must-see
• Governor Bond Lake · lake · Bond · ~69 km · Must-see
• Newton Power Station Lake · lake · Henderson · ~79 km · Must-see

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