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: 39.37323, -87.27885. 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 · ~20 km · Must-see
• Saint Anne Shell Chapel · church · Vigo · ~27 km · Must-see
• Church of the Immaculate Conception · church · Vigo · ~27 km · Must-see
• Blessed Sacrament Chapel · church · Vigo · ~27 km · Must-see
• Shakamak State Park · sanctuary · Greene · ~29 km · Must-see
• Cagles Mill Lake · lake · Owen · ~46 km · Must-see
• Mansfield Covered Bridge · attraction · Parke · ~46 km · Must-see
• Owen-Putnam State Forest · sanctuary · Owen · ~47 km · Must-see
• Lincoln Trail State Park · sanctuary · Clark · ~47 km · Must-see
• Greene–Sullivan State Forest · sanctuary · Greene · ~54 km · Must-see
• McCormick's Creek State Park · sanctuary · Owen · ~60 km · Must-see
• CCC Recreation Building · fort · Owen · ~60 km · Must-see
• Crawford County State Fish and Wildlife Area · sanctuary · Crawford · ~61 km · Must-see
• INRD Indianapolis Subdivision · attraction · Greene · ~62 km · Must-see
• Fort Lamotte · fort · Sullivan · ~63 km · Must-see
• Baseline Road · attraction · Greene · ~64 km · Must-see
• Salmon Lusk Grist Mill · museum · Parke · ~73 km · Must-see
• Turkey Run State Park · sanctuary · Parke · ~73 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Blue Hole

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Blue Hole

• Cagles Mill Lake · lake · Owen · ~46 km · Must-see
• Griffy Reservoir · lake · Monroe · ~85 km · Must-see
• Lake Charleston · lake · Coles · ~94 km · Must-see
• Lake Lemon · lake · Monroe · ~97 km · Must-see
• Lake Monroe · lake · Monroe · ~103 km · Must-see
• Lake Vermilion · lake · Warren · ~116 km · Must-see
• Lamb Lake · lake · Johnson · ~118 km · Must-see
• Paradise Dam · lake · Coles · ~125 km · Must-see
• Newton Lake State Fish and Wildlife Area · lake · Jasper · ~125 km · Must-see
• Lake Mattoon Dam · lake · Shelby · ~129 km · Must-see

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