Turtle Lake

Turtle 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 Turtle 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 Turtle Lake — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 42.72679, -88.68205. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Turtle Lake

• Whitewater Lake · lake · Walworth · ~5 km · Must-see
• Cravath Lake · lake · Walworth · ~15 km · Must-see
• Kettle Moraine State Forest - Southern Unit · sanctuary · Jefferson · ~23 km · Must-see
• Yerkes Observatory · attraction · Walworth · ~25 km · Must-see
• Geneva Lake · lake · Walworth · ~29 km · Must-see
• Geneva Lake · lake · McHenry · ~29 km · Must-see
• Panther Integlio Mound · fort · Jefferson · ~33 km · Must-see
• Rock County Fair Grounds · park · Rock · ~33 km · Must-see
• Beber Camp · attraction · Walworth · ~34 km · Must-see
• Big Foot Beach State Park · beach · Walworth · ~34 km · Must-see
• Rotary Botanical Gardens · sanctuary · Rock · ~34 km · Must-see
• Lake Koshkonong · lake · Jefferson · ~35 km · Must-see
• Beck's Woods · sanctuary · McHenry · ~43 km · Must-see
• Vernon State Wildlife Area · sanctuary · Waukesha · ~47 km · Must-see
• Logan Museum of Anthropology · museum · Winnebago · ~47 km · Must-see
• Hackmatack National Wildlife Refuge · sanctuary · McHenry · ~48 km · Must-see
• Mud Lake Fen And Wet Prairie State Natural Area · lake · Jefferson · ~50 km · Must-see
• Aztalan State Park · park · Jefferson · ~50 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Turtle Lake

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Turtle Lake

• Whitewater Lake · lake · Walworth · ~5 km · Must-see
• Cravath Lake · lake · Walworth · ~15 km · Must-see
• Geneva Lake · lake · Walworth · ~29 km · Must-see
• Geneva Lake · lake · McHenry · ~29 km · Must-see
• Lake Koshkonong · lake · Jefferson · ~35 km · Must-see
• Mud Lake Fen And Wet Prairie State Natural Area · lake · Jefferson · ~50 km · Must-see
• Gibbs Lake · lake · Rock · ~52 km · Must-see
• Silver Lake · lake · Waukesha · ~52 km · Must-see
• Elizabeth Lake Nature Preserve · lake · McHenry · ~53 km · Must-see
• Lower Nashotah Lake · lake · Waukesha · ~55 km · Must-see

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