Timber Lake

Timber 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 Timber 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 Timber Lake — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 38.26858, -90.14647. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Timber Lake

• Illinois Caverns State Natural Area · sanctuary · Monroe · ~5 km · Must-see
• Saltpeter Cave · viewpoint · Monroe · ~15 km · Must-see
• Kidd Lake State Natural Area · lake · Monroe · ~17 km · Must-see
• Fort De Chartres State Park · fort · Randolph · ~25 km · Must-see
• Morrison Hollow · viewpoint · Randolph · ~26 km · Must-see
• Snell Hollow · viewpoint · Randolph · ~27 km · Must-see
• Cliff Cave Park · cave · Monroe · ~29 km · Must-see
• Staples Hollow · viewpoint · Randolph · ~29 km · Must-see
• Modoc Rock Shelter National Historic Site · fort · Randolph · ~30 km · Must-see
• Mastodon State Historic Site · fort · Monroe · ~31 km · Must-see
• Baldwin Lake · lake · Randolph · ~31 km · Must-see
• Kaskaskia River State Fish and Wildlife Area · sanctuary · Randolph · ~32 km · Must-see
• Corn Hollow · viewpoint · Randolph · ~37 km · Must-see
• Wildwood Lake · lake · Monroe · ~38 km · Must-see
• Pikes Peak · viewpoint · Randolph · ~41 km · Must-see
• Our Lady of the Snows Shrine · dargah · Saint Clair · ~41 km · Must-see
• Bohrer County Park · park · Saint Clair · ~41 km · Must-see
• Quinn Chapel African Methodist Episcopal Church · church · Saint Louis · ~42 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Timber Lake

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Timber Lake

• Kidd Lake State Natural Area · lake · Monroe · ~17 km · Must-see
• Baldwin Lake · lake · Randolph · ~31 km · Must-see
• Wildwood Lake · lake · Monroe · ~38 km · Must-see
• Compton Hill Reservoir Park · lake · Saint Louis · ~49 km · Must-see
• Horseshoe Lake State Park · lake · Madison · ~59 km · Must-see
• Butterfly Lake · lake · Randolph · ~67 km · Must-see
• Lake Hillcrest Dam · lake · Madison · ~69 km · Must-see
• Creve Coeur Lake · lake · Calhoun · ~72 km · Must-see
• Spanish Lake · lake · Madison · ~74 km · Must-see
• Dunlap Lake Dam · lake · Madison · ~78 km · Must-see

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