Brown Lake

Brown 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 Brown 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 Brown Lake — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 39.35059, -86.11705. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Brown Lake

• Lamb Lake · lake · Johnson · ~7 km · Must-see
• Johnson County Museum of History · museum · Johnson · ~19 km · Must-see
• Yellowwood State Forest · sanctuary · Brown · ~26 km · Must-see
• Weed Patch Hill · viewpoint · Brown · ~28 km · Must-see
• Friendship Way · attraction · Bartholomew · ~29 km · Must-see
• Chaos I · attraction · Bartholomew · ~29 km · Must-see
• Large Arch · attraction · Bartholomew · ~30 km · Must-see
• Brown County State Park · sanctuary · Brown · ~31 km · Must-see
• Tecumseh Trail · trek · Brown · ~32 km · Must-see
• Lake Lemon · lake · Monroe · ~32 km · Must-see
• Story Monument · attraction · Brown · ~36 km · Must-see
• Selma N. Steele State Nature Preserve · sanctuary · Brown · ~39 km · Must-see
• Morgan-Monroe State Forest · sanctuary · Monroe · ~41 km · Must-see
• Southwestway Park · park · Marion · ~43 km · Must-see
• Indianapolis Baptist Temple · church · Marion · ~44 km · Must-see
• Griffy Reservoir · lake · Monroe · ~48 km · Must-see
• Browning Hill · viewpoint · Monroe · ~49 km · Must-see
• Hickory Ridge Lookout Tower · viewpoint · Monroe · ~49 km · Must-see

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Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Brown Lake

• Lamb Lake · lake · Johnson · ~7 km · Must-see
• Lake Lemon · lake · Monroe · ~32 km · Must-see
• Griffy Reservoir · lake · Monroe · ~48 km · Must-see
• Lake Monroe · lake · Monroe · ~52 km · Must-see
• Central Indiana Canal · lake · Marion · ~59 km · Must-see
• Bench Around the Lake · lake · Marion · ~67 km · Must-see
• Indian Lake · lake · Marion · ~75 km · Must-see
• Geist Reservoir · lake · Hamilton · ~83 km · Must-see
• Cagles Mill Lake · lake · Owen · ~83 km · Must-see
• Hardy Lake · lake · Scott · ~92 km · Must-see

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