Long Lake

Long 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 Long 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 Long Lake — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 39.17490, -85.96551. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Long Lake

• Chaos I · attraction · Bartholomew · ~6 km · Must-see
• Friendship Way · attraction · Bartholomew · ~6 km · Must-see
• Large Arch · attraction · Bartholomew · ~6 km · Must-see
• Weed Patch Hill · viewpoint · Brown · ~27 km · Must-see
• Story Monument · attraction · Brown · ~29 km · Must-see
• Brown County State Park · sanctuary · Brown · ~30 km · Must-see
• Yellowwood State Forest · sanctuary · Brown · ~35 km · Must-see
• Lamb Lake · lake · Johnson · ~35 km · Must-see
• Selma N. Steele State Nature Preserve · sanctuary · Brown · ~41 km · Must-see
• Tecumseh Trail · trek · Brown · ~43 km · Must-see
• Hickory Ridge Lookout Tower · viewpoint · Monroe · ~43 km · Must-see
• Johnson County Museum of History · museum · Johnson · ~44 km · Must-see
• Selmier State Forest · sanctuary · Jennings · ~44 km · Must-see
• Charles C. Deam Wilderness · sanctuary · Monroe · ~45 km · Must-see
• Lake Lemon · lake · Monroe · ~47 km · Must-see
• Jackson-Washington State Forest · sanctuary · Jackson · ~48 km · Must-see
• Lake Monroe · lake · Monroe · ~51 km · Must-see
• Starve Hollow State Recreation Area · sanctuary · Jackson · ~51 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Long Lake

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Long Lake

• Lamb Lake · lake · Johnson · ~35 km · Must-see
• Lake Lemon · lake · Monroe · ~47 km · Must-see
• Lake Monroe · lake · Monroe · ~51 km · Must-see
• Griffy Reservoir · lake · Monroe · ~60 km · Must-see
• Hardy Lake · lake · Scott · ~62 km · Must-see
• Central Indiana Canal · lake · Marion · ~86 km · Must-see
• Bench Around the Lake · lake · Marion · ~94 km · Must-see
• Indian Lake · lake · Marion · ~98 km · Must-see
• Deam Lake State Recreation Area · lake · Clark · ~99 km · Must-see
• Geist Reservoir · lake · Hamilton · ~105 km · Must-see

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