Washington County Lake Dam

Washington County Lake Dam: 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 Washington County Lake Dam

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 Washington County Lake Dam — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 38.26902, -89.36158. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Washington County Lake Dam

• Pyramid State Recreation Area · sanctuary · Perry · ~38 km · Must-see
• Rend Lake State Fish and Wildlife Area · lake · Jefferson · ~44 km · Must-see
• Raccoon Lake Dam · lake · Marion · ~47 km · Must-see
• Rend Lake · lake · Crittenden · ~49 km · Must-see
• South Shore State Park · sanctuary · Clinton · ~50 km · Must-see
• Rend Lake · lake · Franklin · ~50 km · Must-see
• Wayne Fitzgerrell State Recreation Area · sanctuary · Franklin · ~51 km · Must-see
• Eldon Hazlet State Park · sanctuary · Clinton · ~55 km · Must-see
• Baldwin Lake · lake · Randolph · ~56 km · Must-see
• Randolph County State Recreation Area · sanctuary · Randolph · ~58 km · Must-see
• Kaskaskia River State Fish and Wildlife Area · sanctuary · Randolph · ~58 km · Must-see
• Piney Creek Ravine Nature Preserve · sanctuary · Randolph · ~60 km · Must-see
• Carlyle Reservoir · lake · Clinton · ~61 km · Must-see
• Kinkaid Lake · lake · Jackson · ~64 km · Must-see
• Lebanon Temple Church · church · Saint Clair · ~66 km · Must-see
• Lake Murphysboro State Park · lake · Jackson · ~68 km · Must-see
• Fort Kaskaskia State Historic Site · fort · Randolph · ~73 km · Must-see
• Emmett Till and Mamie Till-Mobley National Monument · sanctuary · Williamson · ~73 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Washington County Lake Dam

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Washington County Lake Dam

• Rend Lake State Fish and Wildlife Area · lake · Jefferson · ~44 km · Must-see
• Raccoon Lake Dam · lake · Marion · ~47 km · Must-see
• Rend Lake · lake · Crittenden · ~49 km · Must-see
• Rend Lake · lake · Franklin · ~50 km · Must-see
• Baldwin Lake · lake · Randolph · ~56 km · Must-see
• Carlyle Reservoir · lake · Clinton · ~61 km · Must-see
• Kinkaid Lake · lake · Jackson · ~64 km · Must-see
• Lake Murphysboro State Park · lake · Jackson · ~68 km · Must-see
• Chautauqua Lake · lake · Jackson · ~76 km · Must-see
• WSIU-FM (Carbondale) · lake · Jackson · ~79 km · Must-see

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