Thunderbird Lake

Thunderbird 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 Thunderbird 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 Thunderbird Lake — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 39.03775, -90.16565. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Thunderbird Lake

• Benjamin Godfrey Chapel · church · Madison · ~12 km · Must-see
• McPike Mansion · attraction · Madison · ~18 km · Must-see
• Alton Museum of History and Art · museum · Madison · ~19 km · Must-see
• Piasa Bird · fort · Madison · ~20 km · Must-see
• Alton Military Prison Site · lake · Madison · ~21 km · Must-see
• Elijah P. Lovejoy Monument · fort · Madison · ~21 km · Must-see
• Edward "Ted" and Pat Jones Confluence Point State Park · sanctuary · Saint Charles · ~29 km · Must-see
• Fort Belle Fontaine · fort · Madison · ~30 km · Must-see
• Beaver Dam State Park · lake · Macoupin · ~31 km · Must-see
• Lewis & Clark Expidition · fort · Madison · ~33 km · Must-see
• Spanish Lake · lake · Madison · ~34 km · Must-see
• Bohm Woods Nature Preserve · sanctuary · Madison · ~36 km · Must-see
• Pere Marquette State Park · sanctuary · Jersey · ~37 km · Must-see
• SIUE Gardens · park · Madison · ~38 km · Must-see
• Chain of Rocks Park · park · Madison · ~38 km · Must-see
• Duncan Farm · fort · Jersey · ~39 km · Must-see
• Bellefontaine Conservation Area · sanctuary · Madison · ~39 km · Must-see
• Bel Air drive in sign · attraction · Madison · ~40 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Thunderbird Lake

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Thunderbird Lake

• Alton Military Prison Site · lake · Madison · ~21 km · Must-see
• Beaver Dam State Park · lake · Macoupin · ~31 km · Must-see
• Spanish Lake · lake · Madison · ~34 km · Must-see
• Dunlap Lake Dam · lake · Madison · ~40 km · Must-see
• Lake Hillcrest Dam · lake · Madison · ~44 km · Must-see
• Horseshoe Lake State Park · lake · Madison · ~49 km · Must-see
• Creve Coeur Lake · lake · Calhoun · ~56 km · Must-see
• Otter Lake Dam · lake · Macoupin · ~58 km · Must-see
• Compton Hill Reservoir Park · lake · Saint Louis · ~59 km · Must-see
• Lake Lou Yaeger Dam · lake · Montgomery · ~64 km · Must-see

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