Chestnut Lakes

Chestnut Lakes: 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 Chestnut Lakes

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 Chestnut Lakes — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 41.58754, -87.04670. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Chestnut Lakes

• Indiana Dunes National Park · sanctuary · Porter · ~5 km · Must-see
• Splash Down Dunes Waterpark · attraction · Porter · ~7 km · Must-see
• Cowles Bog · sanctuary · Porter · ~9 km · Must-see
• Indiana Dunes State Park · park · Porter · ~11 km · Must-see
• Brincka Cross Gardens · park · Porter · ~12 km · Must-see
• Porter County Museum · museum · Porter · ~17 km · Must-see
• Long Lake · lake · Porter · ~17 km · Must-see
• Mount Baldy · viewpoint · LaPorte · ~21 km · Must-see
• Marquette Park · park · Lake · ~22 km · Must-see
• Gabis Arboretum at Purdue Northwest · sanctuary · Porter · ~23 km · Must-see
• First Unitarian Church of Hobart · church · Lake · ~23 km · Must-see
• Old Lighthouse Museum · museum · LaPorte · ~24 km · Must-see
• Lake George · lake · Lake · ~24 km · Must-see
• Michigan City East Pierhead Light · fort · LaPorte · ~24 km · Must-see
• Washington Park · park · LaPorte · ~24 km · Must-see
• Washington Park Zoo · sanctuary · LaPorte · ~24 km · Must-see
• Deep River Water Park · park · Lake · ~25 km · Must-see
• City Methodist Church · church · Lake · ~30 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Chestnut Lakes

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Chestnut Lakes

• Long Lake · lake · Porter · ~17 km · Must-see
• Lake George · lake · Lake · ~24 km · Must-see
• Lake George · lake · Lake · ~49 km · Must-see
• Wolf Lake Memorial Park · lake · Lake · ~50 km · Must-see
• Wolf Lake · lake · Cook · ~52 km · Must-see
• Calumet Harbor · lake · Lake · ~52 km · Must-see
• Thomas J O'Brien Dam · lake · Cook · ~55 km · Must-see
• Hudson Lake · lake · Saint Joseph · ~55 km · Must-see
• Lake Calumet · lake · Cook · ~58 km · Must-see
• Thornton Composite Reservoir · lake · Cook · ~60 km · Must-see

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