Peoria Lock

Peoria Lock: 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 Peoria Lock

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 Peoria Lock — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 40.63165, -89.62508. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Peoria Lock

• Peoria Pool · lake · Peoria · ~0 km · Must-see
• Fort Creve Coeur Park & Campground · church · Tazewell · ~3 km · Must-see
• Pekin Lake State Fish & Wildlife Area · lake · Tazewell · ~3 km · Must-see
• Peoria Riverfront Museum · museum · Peoria · ~9 km · Must-see
• Laura Bradley Park · park · Peoria · ~10 km · Must-see
• Peoria Zoo · sanctuary · Peoria · ~13 km · Must-see
• Luthy Botanical Garden · sanctuary · Peoria · ~13 km · Must-see
• Saint Paul's Episcopal Church · church · Peoria · ~14 km · Must-see
• Lakeview Museum of Arts and Sciences · museum · Peoria · ~15 km · Must-see
• Farm Creek Section · fort · Tazewell · ~16 km · Must-see
• Woodford State Fish and Wildlife Area · sanctuary · Tazewell · ~16 km · Must-see
• Forest Park Nature Center · park · Peoria · ~18 km · Must-see
• Wildlife Prairie Park · sanctuary · Peoria · ~19 km · Must-see
• Peoria Lake · lake · Woodford · ~26 km · Must-see
• Mackinaw River State Fish and Wildlife Area · sanctuary · Tazewell · ~34 km · Must-see
• Metamora Court House State Historic Site · museum · Woodford · ~36 km · Must-see
• Canton Lake · lake · Fulton · ~39 km · Must-see
• Rice Lake State Fish and Wildlife Area · lake · Fulton · ~39 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Peoria Lock

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Peoria Lock

• Peoria Pool · lake · Peoria · ~0 km · Must-see
• Pekin Lake State Fish & Wildlife Area · lake · Tazewell · ~3 km · Must-see
• Peoria Lake · lake · Woodford · ~26 km · Must-see
• Canton Lake · lake · Fulton · ~39 km · Must-see
• Rice Lake State Fish and Wildlife Area · lake · Fulton · ~39 km · Must-see
• Evergreen Lake Dam · lake · Woodford · ~60 km · Must-see
• Lake Bloomington · lake · McLean · ~74 km · Must-see
• Lake Bracken · lake · Des Moines · ~82 km · Must-see
• Senachwine Lake · lake · Putnam · ~83 km · Must-see
• Anderson Lake State Conservation Area · lake · Fulton · ~85 km · Must-see

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