Lake Sallateska

Lake Sallateska: 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 Lake Sallateska

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 Lake Sallateska — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 38.19487, -89.37261. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Lake Sallateska

• Pyramid State Recreation Area · sanctuary · Perry · ~28 km · Must-see
• Rend Lake State Fish and Wildlife Area · lake · Jefferson · ~44 km · Must-see
• Rend Lake · lake · Crittenden · ~46 km · Must-see
• Rend Lake · lake · Franklin · ~48 km · Must-see
• Wayne Fitzgerrell State Recreation Area · sanctuary · Franklin · ~49 km · Must-see
• Randolph County State Recreation Area · sanctuary · Randolph · ~50 km · Must-see
• Piney Creek Ravine Nature Preserve · sanctuary · Randolph · ~50 km · Must-see
• Kinkaid Lake · lake · Jackson · ~54 km · Must-see
• Baldwin Lake · lake · Randolph · ~54 km · Must-see
• Kaskaskia River State Fish and Wildlife Area · sanctuary · Randolph · ~56 km · Must-see
• Raccoon Lake Dam · lake · Marion · ~57 km · Must-see
• Lake Murphysboro State Park · lake · Jackson · ~57 km · Must-see
• South Shore State Park · sanctuary · Clinton · ~60 km · Must-see
• Eldon Hazlet State Park · sanctuary · Clinton · ~65 km · Must-see
• Emmett Till and Mamie Till-Mobley National Monument · sanctuary · Williamson · ~66 km · Must-see
• Chautauqua Lake · lake · Jackson · ~66 km · Must-see
• Fort Kaskaskia State Historic Site · fort · Randolph · ~66 km · Must-see
• WSIU-FM (Carbondale) · lake · Jackson · ~69 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Lake Sallateska

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Lake Sallateska

• Rend Lake State Fish and Wildlife Area · lake · Jefferson · ~44 km · Must-see
• Rend Lake · lake · Crittenden · ~46 km · Must-see
• Rend Lake · lake · Franklin · ~48 km · Must-see
• Kinkaid Lake · lake · Jackson · ~54 km · Must-see
• Baldwin Lake · lake · Randolph · ~54 km · Must-see
• Raccoon Lake Dam · lake · Marion · ~57 km · Must-see
• Lake Murphysboro State Park · lake · Jackson · ~57 km · Must-see
• Chautauqua Lake · lake · Jackson · ~66 km · Must-see
• WSIU-FM (Carbondale) · lake · Jackson · ~69 km · Must-see
• Carlyle Reservoir · lake · Clinton · ~72 km · Must-see

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