Old City Reservoir Dam

Old City Reservoir 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 dam: Full / gates open · Low water level · Entry closed.

Best time to visit Old City Reservoir 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 Old City Reservoir Dam — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 38.76505, -89.69509. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Old City Reservoir Dam

• Lebanon Temple Church · church · Saint Clair · ~26 km · Must-see
• Dunlap Lake Dam · lake · Madison · ~27 km · Must-see
• Lake Hillcrest Dam · lake · Madison · ~32 km · Must-see
• SIUE Gardens · park · Madison · ~33 km · Must-see
• World's Largest Catsup Bottle · attraction · Madison · ~34 km · Must-see
• Bohm Woods Nature Preserve · sanctuary · Madison · ~35 km · Must-see
• Governor Bond Lake · lake · Bond · ~39 km · Must-see
• Bel Air drive in sign · attraction · Madison · ~40 km · Must-see
• Mound 34 · fort · Madison · ~42 km · Must-see
• Eldon Hazlet State Park · sanctuary · Clinton · ~42 km · Must-see
• Mound 72 · fort · Saint Clair · ~43 km · Must-see
• Cahokia Mounds State Historic Site · sanctuary · Saint Clair · ~43 km · Must-see
• Horseshoe Lake State Park · lake · Madison · ~44 km · Must-see
• Carlyle Reservoir · lake · Clinton · ~45 km · Must-see
• Lewis & Clark Expidition · fort · Madison · ~46 km · Must-see
• South Shore State Park · sanctuary · Clinton · ~46 km · Must-see
• Edward "Ted" and Pat Jones Confluence Point State Park · sanctuary · Saint Charles · ~48 km · Must-see
• Frank Holten State Recreation Area · sanctuary · Saint Clair · ~50 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Old City Reservoir Dam

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Old City Reservoir Dam

• Dunlap Lake Dam · lake · Madison · ~27 km · Must-see
• Lake Hillcrest Dam · lake · Madison · ~32 km · Must-see
• Governor Bond Lake · lake · Bond · ~39 km · Must-see
• Horseshoe Lake State Park · lake · Madison · ~44 km · Must-see
• Carlyle Reservoir · lake · Clinton · ~45 km · Must-see
• Spanish Lake · lake · Madison · ~55 km · Must-see
• Alton Military Prison Site · lake · Madison · ~56 km · Must-see
• Lake Lou Yaeger Dam · lake · Montgomery · ~59 km · Must-see
• Compton Hill Reservoir Park · lake · Saint Louis · ~62 km · Must-see
• Lake Glenn Shoals Dam · lake · Montgomery · ~63 km · Must-see

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