Spillway

Spillway: 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 Spillway

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 Spillway — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 40.88023, -82.34486. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Spillway

• Ashland Reservoir · lake · Ashland · ~8 km · Must-see
• Charles Mill Lake · lake · Richland · ~17 km · Must-see
• Ohio State Reformatory · museum · Richland · ~21 km · Must-see
• Oak Hill Cottage · fort · Richland · ~24 km · Must-see
• Soldiers and Sailors Memorial Building · fort · Richland · ~25 km · Must-see
• Saint Peter's Church · church · Richland · ~25 km · Must-see
• Park Avenue Baptist Church · church · Richland · ~25 km · Must-see
• Central United Methodist Church · church · Richland · ~26 km · Must-see
• North Lake Park · lake · Richland · ~26 km · Must-see
• Kingwood Center Gardens · fort · Richland · ~27 km · Must-see
• Site of the tree from the movie Shawshank Redemption, before felling. · attraction · Richland · ~32 km · Must-see
• Malabar Farm State Park · fort · Richland · ~33 km · Must-see
• Shelby · church · Richland · ~33 km · Must-see
• Most Pure Heart of Mary Catholic Church · church · Richland · ~34 km · Must-see
• Pleasant Hill Lake · lake · Richland · ~34 km · Must-see
• Richland County Museum · museum · Richland · ~38 km · Must-see
• First Congregational Church · church · Richland · ~38 km · Must-see
• Findley State Park · park · Lorain · ~38 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Spillway

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Spillway

• Ashland Reservoir · lake · Ashland · ~8 km · Must-see
• Charles Mill Lake · lake · Richland · ~17 km · Must-see
• North Lake Park · lake · Richland · ~26 km · Must-see
• Pleasant Hill Lake · lake · Richland · ~34 km · Must-see
• Clear Fork Resevoir · lake · Morrow · ~38 km · Must-see
• Brown's Lake Bog · lake · Wayne · ~41 km · Must-see
• Chippewa Lake Park · lake · Medina · ~53 km · Must-see
• Knox Lake Dam · lake · Knox · ~57 km · Must-see
• Bellevue Reservoir Number Three Dam · lake · Huron · ~74 km · Must-see
• Portage Lakes flood gates · lake · Summit · ~86 km · Must-see

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