Lake Sylvan

Lake Sylvan: 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 Lake Sylvan

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 Lake Sylvan — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 39.93969, -83.59280. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Lake Sylvan

• Buck Creek State Park · lake · Clark · ~16 km · Must-see
• Madonna of the Trail · fort · Clark · ~23 km · Must-see
• Clark County Historical Museum · museum · Clark · ~23 km · Must-see
• First Lutheran Church · church · Clark · ~24 km · Must-see
• Madison Lake · lake · Madison · ~25 km · Must-see
• Madison Lake State Park · lake · Madison · ~25 km · Must-see
• Cedar Bog State Nature Preserve · park · Champaign · ~27 km · Must-see
• Urbana Monument Square Historic District · sanctuary · Champaign · ~29 km · Must-see
• Clifton Gorge State Nature Preserve · sanctuary · Greene · ~33 km · Must-see
• John Bryan State Park · sanctuary · Greene · ~35 km · Must-see
• Indian Mound Reserve · park · Greene · ~37 km · Must-see
• Glen Helen Nature Preserve · sanctuary · Greene · ~38 km · Must-see
• Springs · sanctuary · Greene · ~38 km · Must-see
• Battelle Darby Creek Metro Park · sanctuary · Franklin · ~40 km · Must-see
• Ohio Caverns · sanctuary · Champaign · ~43 km · Must-see
• Davey Woods Nature Preserve · sanctuary · Champaign · ~43 km · Must-see
• Liggett Lake · lake · Union · ~45 km · Must-see
• Charles Young Buffalo Soldiers National Monument · sanctuary · Greene · ~45 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Lake Sylvan

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Lake Sylvan

• Buck Creek State Park · lake · Clark · ~16 km · Must-see
• Madison Lake · lake · Madison · ~25 km · Must-see
• Madison Lake State Park · lake · Madison · ~25 km · Must-see
• Liggett Lake · lake · Union · ~45 km · Must-see
• Kiser Lake · lake · Champaign · ~53 km · Must-see
• O'Shaughnessy Dam · lake · Delaware · ~58 km · Must-see
• Ohio State University Golf Course Lake Dam · lake · Franklin · ~59 km · Must-see
• Mirror Lake · lake · Franklin · ~62 km · Must-see
• Hoover Dam · lake · Franklin · ~79 km · Must-see
• Alum Creek Lake · lake · Delaware · ~81 km · Must-see

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