Belvidere Dam

Belvidere 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 Belvidere 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 Belvidere Dam — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 42.25478, -88.85209. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Belvidere Dam

• Pettit Memorial Chapel · church · Boone · ~2 km · Must-see
• Poplar Grove Vintage Wings and Wheels Museum · museum · Boone · ~10 km · Must-see
• Six Flags Hurricane Harbor Rockford · park · Winnebago · ~12 km · Must-see
• Rock Cut State Park · sanctuary · Winnebago · ~19 km · Must-see
• Kishwaukee River State Fish and Wildlife Area · sanctuary · DeKalb · ~22 km · Must-see
• Anderson Japanese Gardens · sanctuary · Winnebago · ~22 km · Must-see
• Rockmen Guardians · attraction · Winnebago · ~23 km · Must-see
• Beattie Park · sanctuary · Winnebago · ~25 km · Must-see
• Beyer Stadium Park · park · Winnebago · ~25 km · Must-see
• Klehm Arboretum and Botanic Garden · sanctuary · Winnebago · ~27 km · Must-see
• Beck's Woods · sanctuary · McHenry · ~30 km · Must-see
• Illinois Railway Museum · museum · McHenry · ~34 km · Must-see
• Logan Museum of Anthropology · museum · Winnebago · ~39 km · Must-see
• Stillman's · fort · Ogle · ~39 km · Must-see
• WREX-TV (Rockford) · attraction · Winnebago · ~40 km · Must-see
• Blackhawk Farms Raceway · attraction · Winnebago · ~42 km · Must-see
• Woodstock Square Historic District · park · McHenry · ~42 km · Must-see
• Soldier's Monument · fort · Ogle · ~45 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Belvidere Dam

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Belvidere Dam

• Geneva Lake · lake · McHenry · ~56 km · Must-see
• Geneva Lake · lake · Walworth · ~56 km · Must-see
• Elizabeth Lake Nature Preserve · lake · McHenry · ~68 km · Must-see
• Shabbona Lake State Recreation Area · lake · DeKalb · ~70 km · Must-see
• Play Island · lake · Lake · ~72 km · Must-see
• Whitewater Lake · lake · Walworth · ~72 km · Must-see
• Bangs Lake · lake · Lake · ~74 km · Must-see
• Wooster Lake · lake · Lake · ~74 km · Must-see
• Cravath Lake · lake · Walworth · ~80 km · Must-see
• Gibbs Lake · lake · Rock · ~81 km · Must-see

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