Mortons Lake

Mortons 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 Mortons 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 Mortons Lake — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 37.65350, -87.90491. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Mortons Lake

• WMSK-FM (Morganfield) · attraction · Union · ~3 km · Must-see
• Welborn Village Archeological Site · fort · Union · ~22 km · Must-see
• Hovey Lake Fish and Wildlife Area · lake · Union · ~23 km · Must-see
• Burdette Park · sanctuary · Vanderburgh · ~50 km · Must-see
• Saline County State Fish and Wildlife Area · sanctuary · Union · ~52 km · Must-see
• Ellis Park Race Course · attraction · Henderson · ~54 km · Must-see
• Garden of the Gods Wilderness · sanctuary · Saline · ~55 km · Must-see
• Green River State Forest · sanctuary · Henderson · ~56 km · Must-see
• Evansville Museum · church · Vanderburgh · ~57 km · Must-see
• Saint Paul's Episcopal Church · church · Vanderburgh · ~57 km · Must-see
• City Church · church · Vanderburgh · ~57 km · Must-see
• Salem's Baptist Church Building · church · Vanderburgh · ~58 km · Must-see
• Mesker Park Zoo & Botanical Garden · sanctuary · Vanderburgh · ~58 km · Must-see
• Harmonie State Park · sanctuary · Posey · ~59 km · Must-see
• Garvin Park · park · Vanderburgh · ~61 km · Must-see
• Angel Mounds State Historic Site · sanctuary · Vanderburgh · ~63 km · Must-see
• Wesselman Woods Nature Preserve · sanctuary · Vanderburgh · ~63 km · Must-see
• Evansville Wartime Museum · museum · Vanderburgh · ~67 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Mortons Lake

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Mortons Lake

• Hovey Lake Fish and Wildlife Area · lake · Union · ~23 km · Must-see
• Beshear Lake Dam · lake · Caldwell · ~74 km · Must-see
• Barkley Dam · lake · Lyon · ~94 km · Must-see
• Barkley Lock · lake · Livingston · ~95 km · Must-see
• Gibson Lake (Indiana) · lake · Gibson · ~98 km · Must-see
• Kentucky Dam · lake · Marshall · ~98 km · Must-see
• Lake of Egypt · lake · Williamson · ~112 km · Must-see
• Lake of Egypt · lake · Ballard · ~116 km · Must-see
• Mermet Lake State Fish and Wildlife Area · lake · Massac · ~118 km · Must-see
• Mermet Lake State Fish and Wildlife Area · lake · McCracken · ~118 km · Must-see

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