Townsend Lake

Townsend 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 Townsend 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 Townsend Lake — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 38.54289, -89.38404. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Townsend Lake

• South Shore State Park · sanctuary · Clinton · ~14 km · Must-see
• Eldon Hazlet State Park · sanctuary · Clinton · ~17 km · Must-see
• Carlyle Reservoir · lake · Clinton · ~25 km · Must-see
• Raccoon Lake Dam · lake · Marion · ~30 km · Must-see
• Lebanon Temple Church · church · Saint Clair · ~46 km · Must-see
• Governor Bond Lake · lake · Bond · ~53 km · Must-see
• Rend Lake State Fish and Wildlife Area · lake · Jefferson · ~65 km · Must-see
• World's Largest Catsup Bottle · attraction · Madison · ~67 km · Must-see
• Baldwin Lake · lake · Randolph · ~69 km · Must-see
• Dunlap Lake Dam · lake · Madison · ~71 km · Must-see
• Vandalia Municipal Reservoir Dam · lake · Fayette · ~71 km · Must-see
• Stephen A. Forbes State Recreation Area · sanctuary · Marion · ~72 km · Must-see
• Lake Hillcrest Dam · lake · Madison · ~72 km · Must-see
• Pyramid State Recreation Area · sanctuary · Perry · ~74 km · Must-see
• Kaskaskia River State Fish and Wildlife Area · sanctuary · Randolph · ~74 km · Must-see
• Mound 34 · fort · Madison · ~75 km · Must-see
• Big Swan Lake · lake · Clinton · ~4 km
• Lake Joy · lake · Clinton · ~5 km

See everything within a day’s drive of Townsend Lake

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Townsend Lake

• Carlyle Reservoir · lake · Clinton · ~25 km · Must-see
• Raccoon Lake Dam · lake · Marion · ~30 km · Must-see
• Governor Bond Lake · lake · Bond · ~53 km · Must-see
• Rend Lake State Fish and Wildlife Area · lake · Jefferson · ~65 km · Must-see
• Baldwin Lake · lake · Randolph · ~69 km · Must-see
• Dunlap Lake Dam · lake · Madison · ~71 km · Must-see
• Vandalia Municipal Reservoir Dam · lake · Fayette · ~71 km · Must-see
• Lake Hillcrest Dam · lake · Madison · ~72 km · Must-see
• Rend Lake · lake · Crittenden · ~76 km · Must-see
• Rend Lake · lake · Franklin · ~76 km · Must-see

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