Izaak Walton Lake Dam

Izaak Walton Lake Dam: crowds and conditions

Typical pattern: moderate; weekends busier. Been there recently? Post today’s status and it shows here for the next traveller.

Status options for this dam: Full / gates open · Low water level · Entry closed.

Best time to visit Izaak Walton Lake Dam

Season: August to December when reservoirs are full and gates may open.

Busiest days: Weekends and long holidays.

Crowd: Moderate; weekends busier.

Typical week: Mon light · Tue light · Wed light · Thu light · Fri light · Sat busy · Sun busy.

How to reach Izaak Walton Lake Dam — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 40.79365, -89.40703. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Izaak Walton Lake Dam

• Metamora Court House State Historic Site · museum · Woodford · ~5 km · Must-see
• Peoria Lake · lake · Woodford · ~11 km · Must-see
• Woodford State Fish and Wildlife Area · sanctuary · Tazewell · ~17 km · Must-see
• Farm Creek Section · fort · Tazewell · ~18 km · Must-see
• Forest Park Nature Center · park · Peoria · ~19 km · Must-see
• Peoria Zoo · sanctuary · Peoria · ~21 km · Must-see
• Luthy Botanical Garden · sanctuary · Peoria · ~21 km · Must-see
• Marshall Site · fort · Marshall · ~22 km · Must-see
• Saint Paul's Episcopal Church · church · Peoria · ~22 km · Must-see
• Lakeview Museum of Arts and Sciences · museum · Peoria · ~23 km · Must-see
• Peoria Riverfront Museum · museum · Peoria · ~24 km · Must-see
• Laura Bradley Park · park · Peoria · ~26 km · Must-see
• Marshall State Fish and Wildlife Area · sanctuary · Marshall · ~26 km · Must-see
• Fort Creve Coeur Park & Campground · church · Tazewell · ~30 km · Must-see
• Peoria Pool · lake · Peoria · ~32 km · Must-see
• Mackinaw River State Fish and Wildlife Area · sanctuary · Tazewell · ~33 km · Must-see
• Pekin Lake State Fish & Wildlife Area · lake · Tazewell · ~35 km · Must-see
• Wildlife Prairie Park · sanctuary · Peoria · ~36 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Izaak Walton Lake Dam

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Izaak Walton Lake Dam

• Peoria Lake · lake · Woodford · ~11 km · Must-see
• Peoria Pool · lake · Peoria · ~32 km · Must-see
• Pekin Lake State Fish & Wildlife Area · lake · Tazewell · ~35 km · Must-see
• Evergreen Lake Dam · lake · Woodford · ~42 km · Must-see
• Lake Bloomington · lake · McLean · ~55 km · Must-see
• Senachwine Lake · lake · Putnam · ~56 km · Must-see
• Canton Lake · lake · Fulton · ~68 km · Must-see
• Rice Lake State Fish and Wildlife Area · lake · Fulton · ~71 km · Must-see
• Lake Depue State Fish and Wildlife Area · lake · Bureau · ~71 km · Must-see
• Lake Bracken · lake · Des Moines · ~99 km · Must-see

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