Deer Lake

Deer 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 Deer 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 Deer Lake — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 37.93988, -86.60968. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Deer Lake

• Joseph Holt House and Chapel · church · Perry · ~5 km · Must-see
• Cannelton Locks and Dam · lake · Hancock · ~12 km · Must-see
• St. Luke's Episcopal Church · church · Perry · ~15 km · Must-see
• Buzzard Roost Trail · sanctuary · Perry · ~30 km · Must-see
• Saint Bonifacius Church · church · Spencer · ~34 km · Must-see
• Ferdinand State Forest · sanctuary · Perry · ~39 km · Must-see
• Santa’s Candy Castle · fort · Spencer · ~41 km · Must-see
• Santa Claus Museum · museum · Spencer · ~41 km · Must-see
• The Howler · temple · Spencer · ~41 km · Must-see
• Holiday World & Splashin' Safari · park · Spencer · ~42 km · Must-see
• Wildebeest · temple · Spencer · ~42 km · Must-see
• Lincoln State Park · sanctuary · Spencer · ~49 km · Must-see
• Lincoln Boyhood National Memorial · sanctuary · Spencer · ~49 km · Must-see
• O'Bannon Woods State Park · sanctuary · Harrison · ~49 km · Must-see
• Wyandotte Cave · cave · Crawford · ~53 km · Must-see
• Falls Of Rough Historic District · waterfall · Breckinridge · ~53 km · Must-see
• Harrison-Crawford State Forest · sanctuary · Crawford · ~55 km · Must-see
• Indiana Caverns · cave · Harrison · ~61 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Deer Lake

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Deer Lake

• Cannelton Locks and Dam · lake · Hancock · ~12 km · Must-see
• Patoka Lake · lake · Orange · ~64 km · Must-see
• Nolin River Lake · lake · Grayson · ~97 km · Must-see
• Beargrass Creek · lake · Jefferson · ~107 km · Must-see
• Deam Lake State Recreation Area · lake · Clark · ~110 km · Must-see
• Shanty Hollow Lake · lake · Warren · ~112 km · Must-see
• Lake Malone · lake · Todd · ~133 km · Must-see
• Gibson Lake (Indiana) · lake · Gibson · ~138 km · Must-see
• Hovey Lake Fish and Wildlife Area · lake · Union · ~146 km · Must-see
• Echo Valley Lake Dam · lake · Perry · ~12 km

All lakes, dams & reservoirs in Indiana

Frequently asked