Must-see lake · Cook, Illinois
Saganashkee Slough
Saganashkee Slough is a lake in Cook, Illinois.
Saganashkee Slough: 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 Saganashkee Slough
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 Saganashkee Slough — distance from nearby cities
Coordinates: 41.69390, -87.88840. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.
Places to visit near Saganashkee Slough
- Red Gate Woods · park · Cook · ~3 km · Must-see
- Saint James at Sag Bridge Catholic Church · church · Cook · ~5 km · Must-see
- Waterfall Glen Forest Preserve · waterfall · DuPage · ~9 km · Must-see
- Mosque Foundation · dargah · Cook · ~10 km · Must-see
- National Shrine Museum of St. Thesese · museum · DuPage · ~11 km · Must-see
- The Hindu Temple of Greater Chicago · temple · DuPage · ~12 km · Must-see
- Chicago Portage National Historic Site · sanctuary · Cook · ~18 km · Must-see
- Marquette and Joliet Explorer Statue · attraction · Cook · ~18 km · Must-see
- Graue Mill · museum · DuPage · ~18 km · Must-see
- Brookfield Zoo · sanctuary · Lake · ~20 km · Must-see
- Brookfield Zoo Chicago · sanctuary · Cook · ~20 km · Must-see
- Isle La Cache Museum · museum · Will · ~20 km · Must-see
- Balzekas Museum of Lithuanian Culture · museum · Lake · ~21 km · Must-see
- Doerhoefer Park · park · DuPage · ~21 km · Must-see
- Whalon Lake Park · lake · Will · ~22 km · Must-see
- Marquette Park · park · Cook · ~22 km · Must-see
- Marquette Park · sanctuary · Lake · ~22 km · Must-see
- Belmont Prairie Nature Preserve · sanctuary · DuPage · ~22 km · Must-see
Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Saganashkee Slough
- Whalon Lake Park · lake · Will · ~22 km · Must-see
- Illinois Waterway · lake · Will · ~26 km · Must-see
- Lockport Powerhouse · lake · Will · ~26 km · Must-see
- Lake Calumet · lake · Cook · ~31 km · Must-see
- Thornton Transitional NRCS Reservoir · lake · Cook · ~32 km · Must-see
- Lake Ellyn Park · lake · DuPage · ~32 km · Must-see
- Thornton Composite Reservoir · lake · Cook · ~32 km · Must-see
- Thomas J O'Brien Dam · lake · Cook · ~34 km · Must-see
- Rosenberg Fountain (Hebe) · lake · Cook · ~37 km · Must-see
- 8th Street Fountain · lake · Cook · ~37 km · Must-see
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Frequently asked
Is Saganashkee Slough full? Are the gates open?
No visitor has reported the water level status for Saganashkee Slough yet. Typical pattern: heavy on weekends and holidays; arrive early morning. Busiest: Weekends, public holidays, Sankranti and Dasara breaks.
What is the best time to visit Saganashkee Slough?
August to December when reservoirs are full and gates may open. Heavy on weekends and holidays; arrive early morning.
What are the places to visit near Saganashkee Slough?
Nearby: Red Gate Woods (park, 3 km), Saint James at Sag Bridge Catholic Church (church, 5 km), Waterfall Glen Forest Preserve (waterfall, 9 km), Mosque Foundation (dargah, 10 km), National Shrine Museum of St. Thesese (museum, 11 km), The Hindu Temple of Greater Chicago (temple, 12 km).
Is Saganashkee Slough worth visiting?
Saganashkee Slough is listed as a must-see lake in Illinois on Spotwander.