Lake Plainfield

Lake Plainfield: 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 Lake Plainfield

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 Lake Plainfield — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 41.61698, -88.18711. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Lake Plainfield

• Commissioners Park · park · Will · ~9 km · Must-see
• Isle La Cache Museum · museum · Will · ~13 km · Must-see
• Illinois Waterway · lake · Will · ~13 km · Must-see
• Lockport Powerhouse · lake · Will · ~13 km · Must-see
• Gaylord Building · museum · Will · ~14 km · Must-see
• Cathedral of Saint Raymond Nonnatus · church · Will · ~14 km · Must-see
• Whalon Lake Park · lake · Will · ~16 km · Must-see
• Joliet Area Historical Society Museum · museum · Will · ~16 km · Must-see
• Phillips Park Zoo · sanctuary · Kane · ~20 km · Must-see
• Phillips Park · park · Kane · ~20 km · Must-see
• The Hindu Temple of Greater Chicago · temple · DuPage · ~21 km · Must-see
• Moser Tower · attraction · DuPage · ~22 km · Must-see
• Centennial Beach · beach · DuPage · ~22 km · Must-see
• Grand Army Republic Memorial · museum · Kane · ~24 km · Must-see
• McDowell Grove Forest Preserve · sanctuary · DuPage · ~25 km · Must-see
• Waterfall Glen Forest Preserve · waterfall · DuPage · ~25 km · Must-see
• Channahon Parkway State Park · park · Will · ~27 km · Must-see
• National Shrine Museum of St. Thesese · museum · DuPage · ~27 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Lake Plainfield

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Lake Plainfield

• Illinois Waterway · lake · Will · ~13 km · Must-see
• Lockport Powerhouse · lake · Will · ~13 km · Must-see
• Whalon Lake Park · lake · Will · ~16 km · Must-see
• Saganashkee Slough · lake · Cook · ~33 km · Must-see
• Heidecke Lake State Fish and Wildlife Area · lake · Grundy · ~37 km · Must-see
• Goose Lake Prairie State Natural Area · lake · Grundy · ~38 km · Must-see
• Lake Ellyn Park · lake · DuPage · ~39 km · Must-see
• Monee Reservoir · lake · Lake · ~54 km · Must-see
• Sauk Trail Lake · lake · Lake · ~58 km · Must-see
• Thornton Transitional NRCS Reservoir · lake · Cook · ~58 km · Must-see

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