Dawson Lake

Dawson 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 Dawson 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 Dawson Lake — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 40.40337, -88.72340. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Dawson Lake

• Moraine View State Recreation Area · sanctuary · McLean · ~2 km · Must-see
• Hindu Temple of Bloomington-Normal · temple · McLean · ~22 km · Must-see
• McLean County Museum of History · museum · McLean · ~31 km · Must-see
• Miller Park · park · McLean · ~31 km · Must-see
• WJBC-AM (Bloomington) · attraction · McLean · ~31 km · Must-see
• Miller Park Zoo · sanctuary · McLean · ~31 km · Must-see
• Sprague's Super Service · attraction · McLean · ~32 km · Must-see
• Clinton Lake · lake · DeWitt · ~33 km · Must-see
• Lake Bloomington · lake · McLean · ~40 km · Must-see
• Museum of the Grand Prairie · museum · Champaign · ~44 km · Must-see
• Maybery Gelvin Botanical Garden · sanctuary · Champaign · ~45 km · Must-see
• Lake of the Woods Forest Preserve · lake · Champaign · ~45 km · Must-see
• Shady Rest Park · park · Piatt · ~48 km · Must-see
• Evergreen Lake Dam · lake · Woodford · ~49 km · Must-see
• Weston Cemetery Prairie Nature Preserve · sanctuary · McLean · ~49 km · Must-see
• Robert Allerton Park · sanctuary · Piatt · ~57 km · Must-see
• Dodds Park · park · Champaign · ~60 km · Must-see
• Centennial Park · park · Champaign · ~63 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Dawson Lake

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Dawson Lake

• Clinton Lake · lake · DeWitt · ~33 km · Must-see
• Lake Bloomington · lake · McLean · ~40 km · Must-see
• Lake of the Woods Forest Preserve · lake · Champaign · ~45 km · Must-see
• Evergreen Lake Dam · lake · Woodford · ~49 km · Must-see
• Bayles Lake · lake · Iroquois · ~69 km · Must-see
• Lake Iroquois · lake · Iroquois · ~69 km · Must-see
• Lake Decatur · lake · Macon · ~78 km · Must-see
• Peoria Lake · lake · Woodford · ~100 km · Must-see
• Peoria Pool · lake · Peoria · ~100 km · Must-see
• Pekin Lake State Fish & Wildlife Area · lake · Tazewell · ~101 km · Must-see

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