Redbird Slough

Redbird Slough: 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 Redbird Slough

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 Redbird Slough — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 40.52254, -89.84788. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Redbird Slough

• Rice Lake State Fish and Wildlife Area · lake · Fulton · ~11 km · Must-see
• Canton Lake · lake · Fulton · ~16 km · Must-see
• Sand Ridge State Forest · sanctuary · Mason · ~18 km · Must-see
• Pekin Lake State Fish & Wildlife Area · lake · Tazewell · ~25 km · Must-see
• Chautauqua National Wildlife Refuge · sanctuary · Mason · ~26 km · Must-see
• Peoria Pool · lake · Peoria · ~28 km · Must-see
• Fort Creve Coeur Park & Campground · church · Tazewell · ~30 km · Must-see
• Wildlife Prairie Park · sanctuary · Peoria · ~32 km · Must-see
• Laura Bradley Park · park · Peoria · ~35 km · Must-see
• Peoria Riverfront Museum · museum · Peoria · ~36 km · Must-see
• Dickson Mounds · fort · Fulton · ~37 km · Must-see
• Rockwell Mound · fort · Mason · ~38 km · Must-see
• Ogden-Fettie Site · fort · Fulton · ~38 km · Must-see
• Saint Paul's Episcopal Church · church · Peoria · ~39 km · Must-see
• Lakeview Museum of Arts and Sciences · museum · Peoria · ~39 km · Must-see
• Luthy Botanical Garden · sanctuary · Peoria · ~40 km · Must-see
• Peoria Zoo · sanctuary · Peoria · ~40 km · Must-see
• Forest Park Nature Center · park · Peoria · ~43 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Redbird Slough

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Redbird Slough

• Rice Lake State Fish and Wildlife Area · lake · Fulton · ~11 km · Must-see
• Canton Lake · lake · Fulton · ~16 km · Must-see
• Pekin Lake State Fish & Wildlife Area · lake · Tazewell · ~25 km · Must-see
• Peoria Pool · lake · Peoria · ~28 km · Must-see
• Peoria Lake · lake · Woodford · ~52 km · Must-see
• Anderson Lake State Conservation Area · lake · Fulton · ~58 km · Must-see
• Lake Bracken · lake · Des Moines · ~70 km · Must-see
• Little Swan Lake · lake · Des Moines · ~76 km · Must-see
• Evergreen Lake Dam · lake · Woodford · ~85 km · Must-see
• Lake Bloomington · lake · McLean · ~99 km · Must-see

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