Cow

Cow: 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 Cow

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 Cow — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 39.83441, -89.63819. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Cow

• Illinois State Fairgrounds · park · Sangamon · ~1 km · Must-see
• Lincoln Tomb · fort · Sangamon · ~2 km · Must-see
• Bust of Abraham Lincoln · attraction · Sangamon · ~2 km · Must-see
• Illinois Korean War Memorial · fort · Sangamon · ~3 km · Must-see
• Edwards Place Historic Home · fort · Sangamon · ~4 km · Must-see
• St. Nicholas Hotel · church · Sangamon · ~5 km · Must-see
• Carpenter Park · sanctuary · Sangamon · ~5 km · Must-see
• Margery Adams Wildlife Sanctuary · sanctuary · Sangamon · ~5 km · Must-see
• Lincoln's Home · sanctuary · Sangamon · ~5 km · Must-see
• Christ Episcopal Church · church · Sangamon · ~5 km · Must-see
• Jennings Ford Automobile Dealership · fort · Sangamon · ~5 km · Must-see
• Governor's Mansion · attraction · Sangamon · ~5 km · Must-see
• Vachel Lindsay House · fort · Sangamon · ~5 km · Must-see
• Illinois State Museum · museum · Sangamon · ~6 km · Must-see
• Taylor Apartments · fort · Sangamon · ~7 km · Must-see
• Washington Park · sanctuary · Sangamon · ~8 km · Must-see
• Rees Memorial Carillon · attraction · Sangamon · ~8 km · Must-see
• Southwind Park · park · Sangamon · ~15 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Cow

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Cow

• Lake Springfield · lake · Sangamon · ~17 km · Must-see
• Sangchris Lake Dam · lake · Sangamon · ~31 km · Must-see
• Waverly Lake · lake · Morgan · ~51 km · Must-see
• Lake Taylorville Dam · lake · Christian · ~59 km · Must-see
• Lake Jacksonville Dam · lake · Morgan · ~66 km · Must-see
• Otter Lake Dam · lake · Macoupin · ~66 km · Must-see
• Anderson Lake State Conservation Area · lake · Fulton · ~78 km · Must-see
• Lake Decatur · lake · Macon · ~79 km · Must-see
• Lake Lou Yaeger Dam · lake · Montgomery · ~90 km · Must-see
• Lake Glenn Shoals Dam · lake · Montgomery · ~92 km · Must-see

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