Spring Lake

Spring 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 Spring 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 Spring Lake — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 39.79448, -88.19004. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Spring Lake

• Walnut Point State Park · sanctuary · Douglas · ~21 km · Must-see
• Sea History Museum · museum · Champaign · ~29 km · Must-see
• University of Illinois Arboretum · park · Champaign · ~41 km · Must-see
• Krannert Art Museum · museum · Champaign · ~43 km · Must-see
• McFarland Memorial Bell Tower · attraction · Champaign · ~43 km · Must-see
• Lincoln Statue · attraction · Champaign · ~43 km · Must-see
• Spurlock Museum · museum · Champaign · ~44 km · Must-see
• American Football House · attraction · Champaign · ~44 km · Must-see
• Alma Mater · attraction · Champaign · ~44 km · Must-see
• Centennial Park · park · Champaign · ~44 km · Must-see
• Lake Charleston · lake · Coles · ~46 km · Must-see
• Dodds Park · park · Champaign · ~48 km · Must-see
• Shady Rest Park · park · Piatt · ~55 km · Must-see
• Robert Allerton Park · sanctuary · Piatt · ~57 km · Must-see
• Lincoln Log Cabin State Historic Site · fort · Coles · ~58 km · Must-see
• Paradise Dam · lake · Coles · ~59 km · Must-see
• Lake of the Woods Forest Preserve · lake · Champaign · ~61 km · Must-see
• Maybery Gelvin Botanical Garden · sanctuary · Champaign · ~61 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Spring Lake

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Spring Lake

• Lake Charleston · lake · Coles · ~46 km · Must-see
• Paradise Dam · lake · Coles · ~59 km · Must-see
• Lake of the Woods Forest Preserve · lake · Champaign · ~61 km · Must-see
• Lake Shelbyville · lake · Shelby · ~65 km · Must-see
• Lake Mattoon Dam · lake · Shelby · ~71 km · Must-see
• Lake Decatur · lake · Macon · ~76 km · Must-see
• Lake Vermilion · lake · Warren · ~76 km · Must-see
• Clinton Lake · lake · DeWitt · ~83 km · Must-see
• Lake Shelbyville Dam · lake · Shelby · ~83 km · Must-see
• Bayles Lake · lake · Iroquois · ~102 km · Must-see

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