Carter Pond

Carter Pond: 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 Carter Pond

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 Carter Pond — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 40.20967, -88.82321. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Carter Pond

• Clinton Lake · lake · DeWitt · ~6 km · Must-see
• Moraine View State Recreation Area · sanctuary · McLean · ~29 km · Must-see
• Shady Rest Park · park · Piatt · ~35 km · Must-see
• Robert Allerton Park · sanctuary · Piatt · ~35 km · Must-see
• Hindu Temple of Bloomington-Normal · temple · McLean · ~35 km · Must-see
• WJBC-AM (Bloomington) · attraction · McLean · ~39 km · Must-see
• Miller Park · park · McLean · ~41 km · Must-see
• Miller Park Zoo · sanctuary · McLean · ~41 km · Must-see
• McLean County Museum of History · museum · McLean · ~42 km · Must-see
• Museum of the Grand Prairie · museum · Champaign · ~46 km · Must-see
• Maybery Gelvin Botanical Garden · sanctuary · Champaign · ~46 km · Must-see
• Sprague's Super Service · attraction · McLean · ~46 km · Must-see
• Lake of the Woods Forest Preserve · lake · Champaign · ~46 km · Must-see
• Lake Decatur · lake · Macon · ~50 km · Must-see
• Scovill Park · park · Macon · ~54 km · Must-see
• Heritage in Flight Museum · museum · Logan · ~55 km · Must-see
• Rock Springs Conservation Area · sanctuary · Macon · ~56 km · Must-see
• Mount Pulaski Courthouse · fort · Logan · ~56 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Carter Pond

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Carter Pond

• Clinton Lake · lake · DeWitt · ~6 km · Must-see
• Lake of the Woods Forest Preserve · lake · Champaign · ~46 km · Must-see
• Lake Decatur · lake · Macon · ~50 km · Must-see
• Lake Bloomington · lake · McLean · ~61 km · Must-see
• Evergreen Lake Dam · lake · Woodford · ~66 km · Must-see
• Bayles Lake · lake · Iroquois · ~89 km · Must-see
• Lake Iroquois · lake · Iroquois · ~90 km · Must-see
• Lake Shelbyville · lake · Shelby · ~99 km · Must-see
• Pekin Lake State Fish & Wildlife Area · lake · Tazewell · ~103 km · Must-see
• Peoria Pool · lake · Peoria · ~103 km · Must-see

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