Candlewick Lake

Candlewick 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 Candlewick 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 Candlewick Lake — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 42.35387, -88.86840. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Candlewick Lake

• Poplar Grove Vintage Wings and Wheels Museum · museum · Boone · ~5 km · Must-see
• Rock Cut State Park · sanctuary · Winnebago · ~12 km · Must-see
• Pettit Memorial Chapel · church · Boone · ~12 km · Must-see
• Six Flags Hurricane Harbor Rockford · park · Winnebago · ~18 km · Must-see
• Anderson Japanese Gardens · sanctuary · Winnebago · ~21 km · Must-see
• Beck's Woods · sanctuary · McHenry · ~23 km · Must-see
• Rockmen Guardians · attraction · Winnebago · ~24 km · Must-see
• Beattie Park · sanctuary · Winnebago · ~25 km · Must-see
• Logan Museum of Anthropology · museum · Winnebago · ~26 km · Must-see
• Beyer Stadium Park · park · Winnebago · ~27 km · Must-see
• Klehm Arboretum and Botanic Garden · sanctuary · Winnebago · ~30 km · Must-see
• Blackhawk Farms Raceway · attraction · Winnebago · ~31 km · Must-see
• Kishwaukee River State Fish and Wildlife Area · sanctuary · DeKalb · ~35 km · Must-see
• WREX-TV (Rockford) · attraction · Winnebago · ~39 km · Must-see
• Illinois Railway Museum · museum · McHenry · ~39 km · Must-see
• Woodstock Square Historic District · park · McHenry · ~44 km · Must-see
• Yerkes Observatory · attraction · Walworth · ~44 km · Must-see
• Rotary Botanical Gardens · sanctuary · Rock · ~46 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Candlewick Lake

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Candlewick Lake

• Geneva Lake · lake · McHenry · ~48 km · Must-see
• Geneva Lake · lake · Walworth · ~48 km · Must-see
• Whitewater Lake · lake · Walworth · ~59 km · Must-see
• Elizabeth Lake Nature Preserve · lake · McHenry · ~64 km · Must-see
• Cravath Lake · lake · Walworth · ~67 km · Must-see
• Gibbs Lake · lake · Rock · ~68 km · Must-see
• Lake Koshkonong · lake · Jefferson · ~73 km · Must-see
• Wooster Lake · lake · Lake · ~74 km · Must-see
• Play Island · lake · Lake · ~75 km · Must-see
• Bangs Lake · lake · Lake · ~76 km · Must-see

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