Maynard Lake

Maynard 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 Maynard 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 Maynard Lake — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 40.09305, -88.29969. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Maynard Lake

• Centennial Park · park · Champaign · ~2 km · Must-see
• Dodds Park · park · Champaign · ~6 km · Must-see
• Krannert Art Museum · museum · Champaign · ~7 km · Must-see
• McFarland Memorial Bell Tower · attraction · Champaign · ~8 km · Must-see
• Alma Mater · attraction · Champaign · ~8 km · Must-see
• Spurlock Museum · museum · Champaign · ~9 km · Must-see
• University of Illinois Arboretum · park · Champaign · ~9 km · Must-see
• American Football House · attraction · Champaign · ~9 km · Must-see
• Lincoln Statue · attraction · Champaign · ~10 km · Must-see
• Sea History Museum · museum · Champaign · ~18 km · Must-see
• Lake of the Woods Forest Preserve · lake · Champaign · ~18 km · Must-see
• Maybery Gelvin Botanical Garden · sanctuary · Champaign · ~18 km · Must-see
• Museum of the Grand Prairie · museum · Champaign · ~19 km · Must-see
• Shady Rest Park · park · Piatt · ~25 km · Must-see
• Robert Allerton Park · sanctuary · Piatt · ~40 km · Must-see
• Clinton Lake · lake · DeWitt · ~53 km · Must-see
• Middle Fork State Fish and Wildlife Area · sanctuary · Warren · ~58 km · Must-see
• Kickapoo State Recreation Area · sanctuary · Vermilion · ~60 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Maynard Lake

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Maynard Lake

• Lake of the Woods Forest Preserve · lake · Champaign · ~18 km · Must-see
• Clinton Lake · lake · DeWitt · ~53 km · Must-see
• Bayles Lake · lake · Iroquois · ~64 km · Must-see
• Lake Iroquois · lake · Iroquois · ~66 km · Must-see
• Lake Vermilion · lake · Warren · ~69 km · Must-see
• Lake Decatur · lake · Macon · ~71 km · Must-see
• Lake Charleston · lake · Coles · ~89 km · Must-see
• Lake Shelbyville · lake · Shelby · ~91 km · Must-see
• Paradise Dam · lake · Coles · ~96 km · Must-see
• Lake Bloomington · lake · McLean · ~102 km · Must-see

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