Big Lake

Big 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 Big 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 Big Lake — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 40.05866, -90.14956. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Big Lake

• Jim Edgar Panther Creek State Fish and Wildlife Area · sanctuary · Cass · ~10 km · Must-see
• Sand Prairie-Scrub Oak · sanctuary · Mason · ~18 km · Must-see
• Sanganois State Fish and Wildlife Area · sanctuary · Cass · ~19 km · Must-see
• Anderson Lake State Conservation Area · lake · Fulton · ~20 km · Must-see
• Revis Hill Prairie Nature Preserve · sanctuary · Mason · ~35 km · Must-see
• Rockwell Mound · fort · Mason · ~35 km · Must-see
• Ogden-Fettie Site · fort · Fulton · ~39 km · Must-see
• Dickson Mounds · fort · Fulton · ~41 km · Must-see
• Chautauqua National Wildlife Refuge · sanctuary · Mason · ~47 km · Must-see
• Colonel Matthew Rogers Building · fort · Menard · ~47 km · Must-see
• Sangamon River State Natural Area · sanctuary · Sangamon · ~48 km · Must-see
• Meredosia Island · lake · Cass · ~50 km · Must-see
• Lake Jacksonville Dam · lake · Morgan · ~54 km · Must-see
• Sand Ridge State Forest · sanctuary · Mason · ~55 km · Must-see
• Rice Lake State Fish and Wildlife Area · lake · Fulton · ~61 km · Must-see
• Illinois Korean War Memorial · fort · Sangamon · ~62 km · Must-see
• Lincoln Tomb · fort · Sangamon · ~62 km · Must-see
• Illinois State Fairgrounds · park · Sangamon · ~62 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Big Lake

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Big Lake

• Anderson Lake State Conservation Area · lake · Fulton · ~20 km · Must-see
• Meredosia Island · lake · Cass · ~50 km · Must-see
• Lake Jacksonville Dam · lake · Morgan · ~54 km · Must-see
• Rice Lake State Fish and Wildlife Area · lake · Fulton · ~61 km · Must-see
• Waverly Lake · lake · Morgan · ~65 km · Must-see
• Lake Springfield · lake · Sangamon · ~73 km · Must-see
• Canton Lake · lake · Fulton · ~74 km · Must-see
• Sangchris Lake Dam · lake · Sangamon · ~91 km · Must-see
• Pekin Lake State Fish & Wildlife Area · lake · Tazewell · ~94 km · Must-see
• Otter Lake Dam · lake · Macoupin · ~94 km · Must-see

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