Blue Hole

Blue Hole: 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 Blue Hole

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 Blue Hole — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 39.34964, -87.51977. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Blue Hole

• Dresser Church · church · Vigo · ~19 km · Must-see
• Lincoln Trail State Park · sanctuary · Clark · ~21 km · Must-see
• Saint Anne Shell Chapel · church · Vigo · ~23 km · Must-see
• Church of the Immaculate Conception · church · Vigo · ~23 km · Must-see
• Blessed Sacrament Chapel · church · Vigo · ~23 km · Must-see
• Shakamak State Park · sanctuary · Greene · ~39 km · Must-see
• Crawford County State Fish and Wildlife Area · sanctuary · Crawford · ~41 km · Must-see
• Fort Lamotte · fort · Sullivan · ~50 km · Must-see
• Greene–Sullivan State Forest · sanctuary · Greene · ~59 km · Must-see
• Mansfield Covered Bridge · attraction · Parke · ~64 km · Must-see
• Lake Charleston · lake · Coles · ~69 km · Must-see
• Cagles Mill Lake · lake · Owen · ~72 km · Must-see
• Owen-Putnam State Forest · sanctuary · Owen · ~73 km · Must-see
• Lincoln Log Cabin State Historic Site · fort · Coles · ~74 km · Must-see
• Walnut Point State Park · sanctuary · Douglas · ~74 km · Must-see
• Big Knoll · viewpoint · Vigo · ~7 km
• Farmers Chapel · church · Vigo · ~9 km
• THIE: Terre Haute - Sullivan (Historic Interurban) · fort · Vigo · ~16 km

See everything within a day’s drive of Blue Hole

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Blue Hole

• Lake Charleston · lake · Coles · ~69 km · Must-see
• Cagles Mill Lake · lake · Owen · ~72 km · Must-see
• Paradise Dam · lake · Coles · ~99 km · Must-see
• Newton Lake State Fish and Wildlife Area · lake · Jasper · ~102 km · Must-see
• Lake Mattoon Dam · lake · Shelby · ~103 km · Must-see
• Newton Power Station Lake · lake · Henderson · ~106 km · Must-see
• Griffy Reservoir · lake · Monroe · ~110 km · Must-see
• Lake Vermilion · lake · Warren · ~113 km · Must-see
• Lake Kanagga · lake · Henderson · ~119 km · Must-see
• Lake Lemon · lake · Monroe · ~122 km · Must-see

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