The Landing

The Landing: 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 The Landing

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 The Landing — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 40.10830, -88.22452. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near The Landing

• Spurlock Museum · museum · Champaign · ~0 km · Must-see
• Alma Mater · attraction · Champaign · ~0 km · Must-see
• McFarland Memorial Bell Tower · attraction · Champaign · ~1 km · Must-see
• American Football House · attraction · Champaign · ~1 km · Must-see
• Krannert Art Museum · museum · Champaign · ~1 km · Must-see
• Lincoln Statue · attraction · Champaign · ~2 km · Must-see
• University of Illinois Arboretum · park · Champaign · ~2 km · Must-see
• Centennial Park · park · Champaign · ~6 km · Must-see
• Dodds Park · park · Champaign · ~7 km · Must-see
• Lake of the Woods Forest Preserve · lake · Champaign · ~22 km · Must-see
• Maybery Gelvin Botanical Garden · sanctuary · Champaign · ~22 km · Must-see
• Museum of the Grand Prairie · museum · Champaign · ~22 km · Must-see
• Sea History Museum · museum · Champaign · ~23 km · Must-see
• Shady Rest Park · park · Piatt · ~33 km · Must-see
• Robert Allerton Park · sanctuary · Piatt · ~48 km · Must-see
• Middle Fork State Fish and Wildlife Area · sanctuary · Warren · ~50 km · Must-see
• Kickapoo State Recreation Area · sanctuary · Vermilion · ~52 km · Must-see
• Kickapoo State Recreation Area · sanctuary · Vermillion · ~52 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of The Landing

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near The Landing

• Lake of the Woods Forest Preserve · lake · Champaign · ~22 km · Must-see
• Bayles Lake · lake · Iroquois · ~59 km · Must-see
• Clinton Lake · lake · DeWitt · ~60 km · Must-see
• Lake Vermilion · lake · Warren · ~61 km · Must-see
• Lake Iroquois · lake · Iroquois · ~61 km · Must-see
• Lake Decatur · lake · Macon · ~79 km · Must-see
• Lake Charleston · lake · Coles · ~90 km · Must-see
• Lake Shelbyville · lake · Shelby · ~96 km · Must-see
• Paradise Dam · lake · Coles · ~99 km · Must-see
• Lake Bloomington · lake · McLean · ~105 km · Must-see

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