Ossami Lake

Ossami 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 Ossami 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 Ossami Lake — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 40.63465, -89.46744. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Ossami Lake

• Farm Creek Section · fort · Tazewell · ~6 km · Must-see
• Fort Creve Coeur Park & Campground · church · Tazewell · ~15 km · Must-see
• Peoria Riverfront Museum · museum · Peoria · ~15 km · Must-see
• Woodford State Fish and Wildlife Area · sanctuary · Tazewell · ~16 km · Must-see
• Peoria Zoo · sanctuary · Peoria · ~16 km · Must-see
• Luthy Botanical Garden · sanctuary · Peoria · ~16 km · Must-see
• Peoria Pool · lake · Peoria · ~17 km · Must-see
• Pekin Lake State Fish & Wildlife Area · lake · Tazewell · ~18 km · Must-see
• Laura Bradley Park · park · Peoria · ~19 km · Must-see
• Mackinaw River State Fish and Wildlife Area · sanctuary · Tazewell · ~19 km · Must-see
• Saint Paul's Episcopal Church · church · Peoria · ~19 km · Must-see
• Forest Park Nature Center · park · Peoria · ~21 km · Must-see
• Lakeview Museum of Arts and Sciences · museum · Peoria · ~21 km · Must-see
• Peoria Lake · lake · Woodford · ~23 km · Must-see
• Metamora Court House State Historic Site · museum · Woodford · ~24 km · Must-see
• Wildlife Prairie Park · sanctuary · Peoria · ~32 km · Must-see
• Evergreen Lake Dam · lake · Woodford · ~43 km · Must-see
• Marshall Site · fort · Marshall · ~44 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Ossami Lake

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Ossami Lake

• Peoria Pool · lake · Peoria · ~17 km · Must-see
• Pekin Lake State Fish & Wildlife Area · lake · Tazewell · ~18 km · Must-see
• Peoria Lake · lake · Woodford · ~23 km · Must-see
• Evergreen Lake Dam · lake · Woodford · ~43 km · Must-see
• Rice Lake State Fish and Wildlife Area · lake · Fulton · ~54 km · Must-see
• Canton Lake · lake · Fulton · ~55 km · Must-see
• Lake Bloomington · lake · McLean · ~57 km · Must-see
• Senachwine Lake · lake · Putnam · ~78 km · Must-see
• Lake Depue State Fish and Wildlife Area · lake · Bureau · ~94 km · Must-see
• Clinton Lake · lake · DeWitt · ~96 km · Must-see

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