Tainter Gates

Tainter Gates: 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 lake: Full / gates open · Low water level · Entry closed.

Best time to visit Tainter Gates

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 Tainter Gates — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 41.32148, -88.98599. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Tainter Gates

• Starved Rock State Park · sanctuary · LaSalle · ~2 km · Must-see
• Matthiessen State Park · sanctuary · LaSalle · ~6 km · Must-see
• Buffalo Rock State Park · sanctuary · LaSalle · ~7 km · Must-see
• Volvo Island · attraction · LaSalle · ~20 km · Must-see
• Illini State Park · sanctuary · LaSalle · ~26 km · Must-see
• Lake Depue State Fish and Wildlife Area · lake · Bureau · ~36 km · Must-see
• Donnelley State Fish and Wildlife Area · sanctuary · Putnam · ~37 km · Must-see
• LaSalle Lake State Fish and Wildlife Area · lake · LaSalle · ~38 km · Must-see
• Senachwine Lake · lake · Putnam · ~43 km · Must-see
• Bartlett Woods Nature Preserve · sanctuary · Lee · ~46 km · Must-see
• Owen Lovejoy Homestead · fort · Bureau · ~49 km · Must-see
• Chautauqua National Wildlife Refuge - Billsbach Unit · sanctuary · Marshall · ~52 km · Must-see
• Chautauqua National Wildlife Refuge - Cameron Unit · sanctuary · Marshall · ~55 km · Must-see
• Gebhard Woods State Park · park · Grundy · ~58 km · Must-see
• William G. Stratton State Park · park · Grundy · ~59 km · Must-see
• Shabbona Lake State Recreation Area · lake · DeKalb · ~61 km · Must-see
• Silver Springs State Fish and Wildlife Area · sanctuary · Kendall · ~64 km · Must-see
• Farnsworth House · sanctuary · Kendall · ~64 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Tainter Gates

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Tainter Gates

• Lake Depue State Fish and Wildlife Area · lake · Bureau · ~36 km · Must-see
• LaSalle Lake State Fish and Wildlife Area · lake · LaSalle · ~38 km · Must-see
• Senachwine Lake · lake · Putnam · ~43 km · Must-see
• Shabbona Lake State Recreation Area · lake · DeKalb · ~61 km · Must-see
• Heidecke Lake State Fish and Wildlife Area · lake · Grundy · ~69 km · Must-see
• Goose Lake Prairie State Natural Area · lake · Grundy · ~71 km · Must-see
• Peoria Lake · lake · Woodford · ~91 km · Must-see
• Evergreen Lake Dam · lake · Woodford · ~94 km · Must-see
• Lake Bloomington · lake · McLean · ~94 km · Must-see
• Lockport Powerhouse · lake · Will · ~101 km · Must-see

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