Red Lake

Red 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 Red 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 Red Lake — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 38.98304, -87.25671. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Red Lake

• Greene–Sullivan State Forest · sanctuary · Greene · ~1 km · Must-see
• Shakamak State Park · sanctuary · Greene · ~26 km · Must-see
• Baseline Road · attraction · Greene · ~34 km · Must-see
• Fort Lamotte · fort · Sullivan · ~37 km · Must-see
• INRD Indianapolis Subdivision · attraction · Greene · ~45 km · Must-see
• Kimmell Park · park · Knox · ~49 km · Must-see
• Gregg Park · park · Knox · ~49 km · Must-see
• Indiana Territorial Capitol · fort · Knox · ~51 km · Must-see
• Francis Vigo · fort · Knox · ~52 km · Must-see
• Crawford County State Fish and Wildlife Area · sanctuary · Crawford · ~52 km · Must-see
• Indiana Military Museum · museum · Knox · ~53 km · Must-see
• Jug Rock · sanctuary · Martin · ~65 km · Must-see
• Owen-Putnam State Forest · sanctuary · Owen · ~68 km · Must-see
• Dresser Church · church · Vigo · ~70 km · Must-see
• Martin County State Forest · park · Martin · ~70 km · Must-see
• Lincoln Trail State Park · sanctuary · Clark · ~71 km · Must-see
• CCC Recreation Building · fort · Owen · ~71 km · Must-see
• McCormick's Creek State Park · sanctuary · Owen · ~72 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Red Lake

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Red Lake

• Cagles Mill Lake · lake · Owen · ~79 km · Must-see
• Griffy Reservoir · lake · Monroe · ~85 km · Must-see
• Lake Monroe · lake · Monroe · ~92 km · Must-see
• Lake Lemon · lake · Monroe · ~101 km · Must-see
• Gibson Lake (Indiana) · lake · Gibson · ~104 km · Must-see
• Patoka Lake · lake · Orange · ~106 km · Must-see
• Newton Lake State Fish and Wildlife Area · lake · Jasper · ~111 km · Must-see
• Newton Power Station Lake · lake · Henderson · ~114 km · Must-see
• Lake Charleston · lake · Coles · ~117 km · Must-see
• Lamb Lake · lake · Johnson · ~127 km · Must-see

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