Ellis Lake

Ellis 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 Ellis 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 Ellis Lake — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 42.47031, -75.87413. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Ellis Lake

• Long Pond Dam · lake · Chenango · ~9 km · Must-see
• Whitney Point Lake · lake · Broome · ~19 km · Must-see
• Bowman Lake State Park · lake · Chenango · ~21 km · Must-see
• Berry Hill · viewpoint · Chenango · ~22 km · Must-see
• Virgil Mountain · viewpoint · Cortland · ~27 km · Must-see
• Squirrel Hill · viewpoint · Chenango · ~28 km · Must-see
• Nanticoke Lake · lake · Broome · ~29 km · Must-see
• Chenango Valley State Park · park · Broome · ~36 km · Must-see
• Unitarian Universalist Church of Cortland · church · Cortland · ~36 km · Must-see
• Norwich Jewish Center · church · Chenango · ~37 km · Must-see
• Free Methodist Church of Cortland · church · Cortland · ~37 km · Must-see
• Muller Hill State Forest · sanctuary · Madison · ~39 km · Must-see
• Guilford Lake Dam · lake · Chenango · ~40 km · Must-see
• Lime Hollow Nature Center · sanctuary · Cortland · ~41 km · Must-see
• Dryden Lake · lake · Tompkins · ~41 km · Must-see
• Upper Little York Lake · lake · Cortland · ~43 km · Must-see
• Green Lake · lake · Cortland · ~44 km · Must-see
• Heiberg Memorial Forest · sanctuary · Cortland · ~45 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Ellis Lake

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Ellis Lake

• Long Pond Dam · lake · Chenango · ~9 km · Must-see
• Whitney Point Lake · lake · Broome · ~19 km · Must-see
• Bowman Lake State Park · lake · Chenango · ~21 km · Must-see
• Nanticoke Lake · lake · Broome · ~29 km · Must-see
• Guilford Lake Dam · lake · Chenango · ~40 km · Must-see
• Dryden Lake · lake · Tompkins · ~41 km · Must-see
• Upper Little York Lake · lake · Cortland · ~43 km · Must-see
• Green Lake · lake · Cortland · ~44 km · Must-see
• Chenango Lake · lake · Chenango · ~47 km · Must-see
• DeRuyter Reservoir · lake · Madison · ~48 km · Must-see

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