Kates Lake

Kates 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 Kates 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 Kates Lake — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 40.34947, -87.19771. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Kates Lake

• Portland Arch Nature Preserve · sanctuary · Fountain · ~24 km · Must-see
• Fort Ouiatenon Park · fort · Tippecanoe · ~26 km · Must-see
• Purdue Horticulture Park · park · Tippecanoe · ~30 km · Must-see
• Columbian Park Zoo · sanctuary · Tippecanoe · ~36 km · Must-see
• Tippecanoe Battlefield · museum · Tippecanoe · ~43 km · Must-see
• The Farm at Prophetstown · museum · Tippecanoe · ~44 km · Must-see
• Prophetstown State Park · sanctuary · Tippecanoe · ~46 km · Must-see
• Mann's Chapel · church · Vermilion · ~49 km · Must-see
• Carnegie Museum-Montgomery · museum · Montgomery · ~53 km · Must-see
• Lake Vermilion · lake · Warren · ~55 km · Must-see
• Shades State Park · sanctuary · Montgomery · ~59 km · Must-see
• Kennekuk Cove County Park · sanctuary · Warren · ~59 km · Must-see
• Forest Glen Preserve · sanctuary · Vermillion · ~61 km · Must-see
• Turkey Run State Park · sanctuary · Parke · ~63 km · Must-see
• Salmon Lusk Grist Mill · museum · Parke · ~64 km · Must-see
• Kickapoo State Recreation Area · sanctuary · Vermilion · ~64 km · Must-see
• Soldiers and Sailors Monument · fort · Carroll · ~64 km · Must-see
• Middle Fork State Fish and Wildlife Area · sanctuary · Warren · ~64 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Kates Lake

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Kates Lake

• Lake Vermilion · lake · Warren · ~55 km · Must-see
• Tippecanoe River · lake · Carroll · ~68 km · Must-see
• Lake Shafer · lake · White · ~78 km · Must-see
• J C Murphy Lake Dam · lake · Newton · ~93 km · Must-see
• Bayles Lake · lake · Iroquois · ~98 km · Must-see
• Lake Iroquois · lake · Iroquois · ~98 km · Must-see
• Cagles Mill Lake · lake · Owen · ~127 km · Must-see
• Lake of the Woods Forest Preserve · lake · Champaign · ~128 km · Must-see
• Bench Around the Lake · lake · Marion · ~129 km · Must-see
• Central Indiana Canal · lake · Marion · ~135 km · Must-see

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