Brown Slough

Brown Slough: 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 Brown Slough

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 Brown Slough — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 40.54044, -89.80024. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Brown Slough

• Rice Lake State Fish and Wildlife Area · lake · Fulton · ~17 km · Must-see
• Pekin Lake State Fish & Wildlife Area · lake · Tazewell · ~20 km · Must-see
• Canton Lake · lake · Fulton · ~20 km · Must-see
• Sand Ridge State Forest · sanctuary · Mason · ~22 km · Must-see
• Peoria Pool · lake · Peoria · ~23 km · Must-see
• Fort Creve Coeur Park & Campground · church · Tazewell · ~25 km · Must-see
• Wildlife Prairie Park · sanctuary · Peoria · ~28 km · Must-see
• Laura Bradley Park · park · Peoria · ~30 km · Must-see
• Peoria Riverfront Museum · museum · Peoria · ~30 km · Must-see
• Chautauqua National Wildlife Refuge · sanctuary · Mason · ~31 km · Must-see
• Saint Paul's Episcopal Church · church · Peoria · ~34 km · Must-see
• Luthy Botanical Garden · sanctuary · Peoria · ~34 km · Must-see
• Peoria Zoo · sanctuary · Peoria · ~34 km · Must-see
• Lakeview Museum of Arts and Sciences · museum · Peoria · ~34 km · Must-see
• Farm Creek Section · fort · Tazewell · ~38 km · Must-see
• Woodford State Fish and Wildlife Area · sanctuary · Tazewell · ~38 km · Must-see
• Forest Park Nature Center · park · Peoria · ~38 km · Must-see
• Dickson Mounds · fort · Fulton · ~43 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Brown Slough

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Brown Slough

• Rice Lake State Fish and Wildlife Area · lake · Fulton · ~17 km · Must-see
• Pekin Lake State Fish & Wildlife Area · lake · Tazewell · ~20 km · Must-see
• Canton Lake · lake · Fulton · ~20 km · Must-see
• Peoria Pool · lake · Peoria · ~23 km · Must-see
• Peoria Lake · lake · Woodford · ~47 km · Must-see
• Anderson Lake State Conservation Area · lake · Fulton · ~63 km · Must-see
• Lake Bracken · lake · Des Moines · ~73 km · Must-see
• Little Swan Lake · lake · Des Moines · ~80 km · Must-see
• Evergreen Lake Dam · lake · Woodford · ~80 km · Must-see
• Lake Bloomington · lake · McLean · ~93 km · Must-see

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