Split Rock Lake

Split Rock 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 Split Rock 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 Split Rock Lake — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 41.32969, -89.06269. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Split Rock Lake

• Starved Rock State Park · sanctuary · LaSalle · ~7 km · Must-see
• Matthiessen State Park · sanctuary · LaSalle · ~7 km · Must-see
• Buffalo Rock State Park · sanctuary · LaSalle · ~15 km · Must-see
• Volvo Island · attraction · LaSalle · ~28 km · Must-see
• Lake Depue State Fish and Wildlife Area · lake · Bureau · ~29 km · Must-see
• Donnelley State Fish and Wildlife Area · sanctuary · Putnam · ~29 km · Must-see
• Illini State Park · sanctuary · LaSalle · ~34 km · Must-see
• Senachwine Lake · lake · Putnam · ~37 km · Must-see
• Owen Lovejoy Homestead · fort · Bureau · ~41 km · Must-see
• Bartlett Woods Nature Preserve · sanctuary · Lee · ~42 km · Must-see
• LaSalle Lake State Fish and Wildlife Area · lake · LaSalle · ~46 km · Must-see
• Chautauqua National Wildlife Refuge - Billsbach Unit · sanctuary · Marshall · ~47 km · Must-see
• Chautauqua National Wildlife Refuge - Cameron Unit · sanctuary · Marshall · ~50 km · Must-see
• Shabbona Lake State Recreation Area · lake · DeKalb · ~62 km · Must-see
• Marshall State Fish and Wildlife Area · sanctuary · Marshall · ~63 km · Must-see
• Green River State Wildlife Area · sanctuary · Lee · ~63 km · Must-see
• Marshall Site · fort · Marshall · ~65 km · Must-see
• Gebhard Woods State Park · park · Grundy · ~66 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Split Rock Lake

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Split Rock Lake

• Lake Depue State Fish and Wildlife Area · lake · Bureau · ~29 km · Must-see
• Senachwine Lake · lake · Putnam · ~37 km · Must-see
• LaSalle Lake State Fish and Wildlife Area · lake · LaSalle · ~46 km · Must-see
• Shabbona Lake State Recreation Area · lake · DeKalb · ~62 km · Must-see
• Heidecke Lake State Fish and Wildlife Area · lake · Grundy · ~77 km · Must-see
• Goose Lake Prairie State Natural Area · lake · Grundy · ~79 km · Must-see
• Peoria Lake · lake · Woodford · ~88 km · Must-see
• Evergreen Lake Dam · lake · Woodford · ~95 km · Must-see
• Lake Bloomington · lake · McLean · ~96 km · Must-see
• Lockport Powerhouse · lake · Will · ~108 km · Must-see

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