Druce Lake

Druce Lake: crowds and conditions

Typical pattern: heavy on weekends and holidays; arrive early morning. 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 Druce Lake

Season: August to December when reservoirs are full and gates may open.

Busiest days: Weekends, public holidays, Sankranti and Dasara breaks.

Crowd: Heavy on weekends and holidays; arrive early morning.

Typical week: Mon busy · Tue light · Wed light · Thu light · Fri busy · Sat packed · Sun packed.

How to reach Druce Lake — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 42.36747, -88.00497. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Druce Lake

• New Gracanica Monastery · church · Lake · ~1 km · Must-see
• Grays Lake · lake · Lake · ~6 km · Must-see
• Highland Lake · lake · Lake · ~6 km · Must-see
• Six Flags Hurricane Harbor Chicago · park · Lake · ~7 km · Must-see
• Raging Bull · temple · Lake · ~7 km · Must-see
• Giant Drop · temple · Lake · ~7 km · Must-see
• Sky Trek Tower · temple · Lake · ~7 km · Must-see
• Columbia Carousel · attraction · Lake · ~7 km · Must-see
• Justice League: Battle for Metropolis · attraction · Lake · ~7 km · Must-see
• Six Flags Great America · park · Lake · ~7 km · Must-see
• Mardi Gras Hangover · temple · Lake · ~7 km · Must-see
• Little Dipper · attraction · Lake · ~7 km · Must-see
• The Dark Knight Coaster · attraction · Lake · ~7 km · Must-see
• The Joker Free Fly Coaster · attraction · Lake · ~7 km · Must-see
• The Flash: Vertical Velocity · attraction · Lake · ~7 km · Must-see
• Goliath · attraction · Lake · ~8 km · Must-see
• Sprocket Rockets · temple · Lake · ~8 km · Must-see
• Hindu Mandir of Lake County · temple · Lake · ~9 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Druce Lake

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Druce Lake

• Grays Lake · lake · Lake · ~6 km · Must-see
• Highland Lake · lake · Lake · ~6 km · Must-see
• Wooster Lake · lake · Lake · ~15 km · Must-see
• Diamond Lake Beach · lake · Lake · ~17 km · Must-see
• Countryside Lake · lake · Lake · ~17 km · Must-see
• Bangs Lake · lake · Lake · ~20 km · Must-see
• Cross Lake · lake · Lake · ~20 km · Must-see
• Play Island · lake · Lake · ~24 km · Must-see
• Montgomery Lake · lake · Lake · ~27 km · Must-see
• Elizabeth Lake Nature Preserve · lake · McHenry · ~33 km · Must-see

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