Third Lake Dam

Third 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 Third 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 Third Lake Dam — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 39.62968, -87.67848. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Third Lake Dam

• Blessed Sacrament Chapel · church · Vigo · ~29 km · Must-see
• Church of the Immaculate Conception · church · Vigo · ~29 km · Must-see
• Saint Anne Shell Chapel · church · Vigo · ~29 km · Must-see
• Dresser Church · church · Vigo · ~35 km · Must-see
• Walnut Point State Park · sanctuary · Douglas · ~40 km · Must-see
• Lincoln Trail State Park · sanctuary · Clark · ~40 km · Must-see
• Harry "Babe" Woodyard State Natural Area · sanctuary · Vermilion · ~47 km · Must-see
• Forest Glen Preserve · sanctuary · Vermillion · ~54 km · Must-see
• Lake Charleston · lake · Coles · ~55 km · Must-see
• Mansfield Covered Bridge · attraction · Parke · ~62 km · Must-see
• Turkey Run State Park · sanctuary · Parke · ~63 km · Must-see
• Salmon Lusk Grist Mill · museum · Parke · ~64 km · Must-see
• Lincoln Log Cabin State Historic Site · fort · Coles · ~66 km · Must-see
• Kickapoo State Recreation Area · sanctuary · Vermillion · ~68 km · Must-see
• Kickapoo State Recreation Area · sanctuary · Vermilion · ~72 km · Must-see
• Lake Vermilion · lake · Warren · ~73 km · Must-see
• Crawford County State Fish and Wildlife Area · sanctuary · Crawford · ~75 km · Must-see
• Link Art Gallery · museum · Edgar · ~3 km

See everything within a day’s drive of Third Lake Dam

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Third Lake Dam

• Lake Charleston · lake · Coles · ~55 km · Must-see
• Lake Vermilion · lake · Warren · ~73 km · Must-see
• Paradise Dam · lake · Coles · ~87 km · Must-see
• Cagles Mill Lake · lake · Owen · ~89 km · Must-see
• Lake Mattoon Dam · lake · Shelby · ~96 km · Must-see
• Lake Shelbyville · lake · Shelby · ~107 km · Must-see
• Lake of the Woods Forest Preserve · lake · Champaign · ~110 km · Must-see
• Newton Lake State Fish and Wildlife Area · lake · Jasper · ~118 km · Must-see
• Lake Kanagga · lake · Henderson · ~121 km · Must-see
• Lake Shelbyville Dam · lake · Shelby · ~122 km · Must-see

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