Pennington Pond

Pennington Pond: 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 Pennington Pond

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 Pennington Pond — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 39.52128, -87.45084. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Pennington Pond

• Saint Anne Shell Chapel · church · Vigo · ~2 km · Must-see
• Blessed Sacrament Chapel · church · Vigo · ~2 km · Must-see
• Church of the Immaculate Conception · church · Vigo · ~2 km · Must-see
• Dresser Church · church · Vigo · ~8 km · Must-see
• Lincoln Trail State Park · sanctuary · Clark · ~38 km · Must-see
• Mansfield Covered Bridge · attraction · Parke · ~43 km · Must-see
• Shakamak State Park · sanctuary · Greene · ~54 km · Must-see
• Turkey Run State Park · sanctuary · Parke · ~58 km · Must-see
• Salmon Lusk Grist Mill · museum · Parke · ~59 km · Must-see
• Harry "Babe" Woodyard State Natural Area · sanctuary · Vermilion · ~62 km · Must-see
• Cagles Mill Lake · lake · Owen · ~63 km · Must-see
• Crawford County State Fish and Wildlife Area · sanctuary · Crawford · ~66 km · Must-see
• Walnut Point State Park · sanctuary · Douglas · ~67 km · Must-see
• Forest Glen Preserve · sanctuary · Vermillion · ~69 km · Must-see
• Owen-Putnam State Forest · sanctuary · Owen · ~69 km · Must-see
• Shades State Park · sanctuary · Montgomery · ~72 km · Must-see
• Fort Lamotte · fort · Sullivan · ~74 km · Must-see
• Grotto of Our Lady of Lourdes · fort · Vigo · ~2 km

See everything within a day’s drive of Pennington Pond

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Pennington Pond

• Cagles Mill Lake · lake · Owen · ~63 km · Must-see
• Lake Charleston · lake · Coles · ~75 km · Must-see
• Lake Vermilion · lake · Warren · ~91 km · Must-see
• Paradise Dam · lake · Coles · ~107 km · Must-see
• Griffy Reservoir · lake · Monroe · ~110 km · Must-see
• Lake Mattoon Dam · lake · Shelby · ~114 km · Must-see
• Lake Lemon · lake · Monroe · ~119 km · Must-see
• Newton Lake State Fish and Wildlife Area · lake · Jasper · ~123 km · Must-see
• Newton Power Station Lake · lake · Henderson · ~127 km · Must-see
• Lake Monroe · lake · Monroe · ~129 km · Must-see

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