Scheller Lakes

Scheller Lakes: 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 Scheller Lakes

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 Scheller Lakes — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 38.17595, -89.12671. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Scheller Lakes

• Rend Lake State Fish and Wildlife Area · lake · Jefferson · ~17 km · Must-see
• Rend Lake · lake · Crittenden · ~20 km · Must-see
• Rend Lake · lake · Franklin · ~21 km · Must-see
• Wayne Fitzgerrell State Recreation Area · sanctuary · Franklin · ~23 km · Must-see
• Pyramid State Recreation Area · sanctuary · Perry · ~45 km · Must-see
• Emmett Till and Mamie Till-Mobley National Monument · sanctuary · Williamson · ~51 km · Must-see
• Raccoon Lake Dam · lake · Marion · ~51 km · Must-see
• Ten Mile Creek State Fish and Wildlife Area · sanctuary · Union · ~56 km · Must-see
• Lake Murphysboro State Park · lake · Jackson · ~61 km · Must-see
• Kinkaid Lake · lake · Jackson · ~62 km · Must-see
• Crab Orchard Lake · lake · Williamson · ~64 km · Must-see
• Goddard Chapel · church · Williamson · ~64 km · Must-see
• South Shore State Park · sanctuary · Clinton · ~65 km · Must-see
• Saint James Episcopal Church · church · Hamilton · ~65 km · Must-see
• Chautauqua Lake · lake · Jackson · ~66 km · Must-see
• WSIU-FM (Carbondale) · lake · Jackson · ~66 km · Must-see
• Piney Creek Ravine Nature Preserve · sanctuary · Randolph · ~68 km · Must-see
• Crab Orchard National Wildlife Refuge · sanctuary · Williamson · ~69 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Scheller Lakes

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Scheller Lakes

• Rend Lake State Fish and Wildlife Area · lake · Jefferson · ~17 km · Must-see
• Rend Lake · lake · Crittenden · ~20 km · Must-see
• Rend Lake · lake · Franklin · ~21 km · Must-see
• Raccoon Lake Dam · lake · Marion · ~51 km · Must-see
• Lake Murphysboro State Park · lake · Jackson · ~61 km · Must-see
• Kinkaid Lake · lake · Jackson · ~62 km · Must-see
• Crab Orchard Lake · lake · Williamson · ~64 km · Must-see
• Chautauqua Lake · lake · Jackson · ~66 km · Must-see
• WSIU-FM (Carbondale) · lake · Jackson · ~66 km · Must-see
• Cedar Lake Dam · lake · Jackson · ~74 km · Must-see

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