Kaskaskia River Navigation Pool

Kaskaskia River Navigation Pool: 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 Kaskaskia River Navigation Pool

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 Kaskaskia River Navigation Pool — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 37.98339, -89.94511. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Kaskaskia River Navigation Pool

• Fort Kaskaskia State Historic Site · fort · Randolph · ~5 km · Must-see
• Modoc Rock Shelter National Historic Site · fort · Randolph · ~17 km · Must-see
• Randolph County State Recreation Area · sanctuary · Randolph · ~22 km · Must-see
• Mertell Hill · viewpoint · Randolph · ~26 km · Must-see
• Staples Hollow · viewpoint · Randolph · ~26 km · Must-see
• Fort De Chartres State Park · fort · Randolph · ~27 km · Must-see
• Kaskaskia River State Fish and Wildlife Area · sanctuary · Randolph · ~28 km · Must-see
• Lick Hollow · viewpoint · Randolph · ~30 km · Must-see
• Snell Hollow · viewpoint · Randolph · ~31 km · Must-see
• Pikes Peak · viewpoint · Randolph · ~32 km · Must-see
• Corn Hollow · viewpoint · Randolph · ~33 km · Must-see
• Morrison Hollow · viewpoint · Randolph · ~33 km · Must-see
• Baldwin Lake · lake · Randolph · ~34 km · Must-see
• Kidd Lake State Natural Area · lake · Monroe · ~34 km · Must-see
• Piney Creek Ravine Nature Preserve · sanctuary · Randolph · ~36 km · Must-see
• Haney Hill · viewpoint · Randolph · ~37 km · Must-see
• Saltpeter Cave · viewpoint · Monroe · ~40 km · Must-see
• Hawn State Park · sanctuary · Ste. Genevieve · ~40 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Kaskaskia River Navigation Pool

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Kaskaskia River Navigation Pool

• Baldwin Lake · lake · Randolph · ~34 km · Must-see
• Kidd Lake State Natural Area · lake · Monroe · ~34 km · Must-see
• Butterfly Lake · lake · Randolph · ~43 km · Must-see
• Wildwood Lake · lake · Monroe · ~58 km · Must-see
• Kinkaid Lake · lake · Jackson · ~58 km · Must-see
• Lake Murphysboro State Park · lake · Jackson · ~68 km · Must-see
• Chautauqua Lake · lake · Jackson · ~79 km · Must-see
• Cedar Lake Dam · lake · Jackson · ~85 km · Must-see
• WSIU-FM (Carbondale) · lake · Jackson · ~87 km · Must-see
• Wing Lake · lake · Monroe · ~87 km · Must-see

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