Lake View

Lake View: 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 Lake View

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 Lake View — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 39.16210, -89.13022. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Lake View

• Ramsey Lake State Recreation Area · lake · Fayette · ~1 km · Must-see
• Vandalia Municipal Reservoir Dam · lake · Fayette · ~21 km · Must-see
• Kitchell Park · park · Christian · ~30 km · Must-see
• Thompson Mill Covered Bridge · attraction · Shelby · ~36 km · Must-see
• Lake Glenn Shoals Dam · lake · Montgomery · ~38 km · Must-see
• Governor Bond Lake · lake · Bond · ~44 km · Must-see
• Lake Shelbyville Dam · lake · Shelby · ~51 km · Must-see
• Lake Lou Yaeger Dam · lake · Montgomery · ~51 km · Must-see
• Lake Taylorville Dam · lake · Christian · ~53 km · Must-see
• Lake Sara · lake · Henderson · ~53 km · Must-see
• Lake Kanagga · lake · Henderson · ~60 km · Must-see
• The Cross at the Crossroads · fort · Henderson · ~61 km · Must-see
• Eagle Creek State Park · sanctuary · Shelby · ~65 km · Must-see
• Carlyle Reservoir · lake · Clinton · ~66 km · Must-see
• S.S. President · attraction · Effingham · ~66 km · Must-see
• Lake Shelbyville · lake · Shelby · ~69 km · Must-see
• Stephen A. Forbes State Recreation Area · sanctuary · Marion · ~72 km · Must-see
• Eldon Hazlet State Park · sanctuary · Clinton · ~73 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Lake View

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Lake View

• Ramsey Lake State Recreation Area · lake · Fayette · ~1 km · Must-see
• Vandalia Municipal Reservoir Dam · lake · Fayette · ~21 km · Must-see
• Lake Glenn Shoals Dam · lake · Montgomery · ~38 km · Must-see
• Governor Bond Lake · lake · Bond · ~44 km · Must-see
• Lake Shelbyville Dam · lake · Shelby · ~51 km · Must-see
• Lake Lou Yaeger Dam · lake · Montgomery · ~51 km · Must-see
• Lake Taylorville Dam · lake · Christian · ~53 km · Must-see
• Lake Sara · lake · Henderson · ~53 km · Must-see
• Lake Kanagga · lake · Henderson · ~60 km · Must-see
• Carlyle Reservoir · lake · Clinton · ~66 km · Must-see

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