Tomahawk Lake

Tomahawk 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 Tomahawk 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 Tomahawk Lake — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 42.32778, -88.23286. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Tomahawk Lake

• Moraine Hills State Park · sanctuary · McHenry · ~2 km · Must-see
• Volo Auto Museum · museum · Lake · ~6 km · Must-see
• Volo Bog State Natural Area · sanctuary · Lake · ~7 km · Must-see
• Wooster Lake · lake · Lake · ~10 km · Must-see
• Colonel Gustavius A. Palmer House · fort · McHenry · ~13 km · Must-see
• Bangs Lake · lake · Lake · ~13 km · Must-see
• Play Island · lake · Lake · ~15 km · Must-see
• Lake County Discovery Museum · museum · Lake · ~16 km · Must-see
• Barrington Bog Nature Preserve · sanctuary · Lake · ~18 km · Must-see
• Highland Lake · lake · Lake · ~18 km · Must-see
• Grays Lake · lake · Lake · ~19 km · Must-see
• Chain O'Lakes State Park · sanctuary · Lake · ~19 km · Must-see
• Hindu Mandir of Lake County · temple · Lake · ~21 km · Must-see
• Countryside Lake · lake · Lake · ~22 km · Must-see
• Woodstock Square Historic District · park · McHenry · ~22 km · Must-see
• Elizabeth Lake Nature Preserve · lake · McHenry · ~23 km · Must-see
• Druce Lake · lake · Lake · ~24 km · Must-see
• New Gracanica Monastery · church · Lake · ~24 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Tomahawk Lake

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Tomahawk Lake

• Wooster Lake · lake · Lake · ~10 km · Must-see
• Bangs Lake · lake · Lake · ~13 km · Must-see
• Play Island · lake · Lake · ~15 km · Must-see
• Highland Lake · lake · Lake · ~18 km · Must-see
• Grays Lake · lake · Lake · ~19 km · Must-see
• Countryside Lake · lake · Lake · ~22 km · Must-see
• Elizabeth Lake Nature Preserve · lake · McHenry · ~23 km · Must-see
• Druce Lake · lake · Lake · ~24 km · Must-see
• Diamond Lake Beach · lake · Lake · ~26 km · Must-see
• Cross Lake · lake · Lake · ~28 km · Must-see

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