Timber Lake Dam

Timber Lake Dam: 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 Timber Lake Dam

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 Timber Lake Dam — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 42.05191, -89.94114. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Timber Lake Dam

• Lake Carroll Dam · lake · Carroll · ~19 km · Must-see
• Morrison-Rockwood State Park · park · Whiteside · ~28 km · Must-see
• Lake Carlton Dam · lake · Whiteside · ~29 km · Must-see
• Van Allen Building · sanctuary · Clinton · ~39 km · Must-see
• Bickelhaupt Arboretum · sanctuary · Clinton · ~41 km · Must-see
• Dillon Home Museum · museum · Whiteside · ~45 km · Must-see
• Sinnissippi_Mounds · fort · Whiteside · ~46 km · Must-see
• Apple River Fort · fort · Jackson · ~46 km · Must-see
• Albany Mounds State Historic Site · fort · Clinton · ~48 km · Must-see
• Goose Lake Wildlife Management Area · lake · Clinton · ~49 km · Must-see
• White Pines Forest State Park · sanctuary · Ogle · ~49 km · Must-see
• Lowell Park · sanctuary · Lee · ~52 km · Must-see
• Lake Le-Aqua-Na Dam · lake · Stephenson · ~52 km · Must-see
• Prophetstown State Park · sanctuary · Whiteside · ~53 km · Must-see
• Bellevue State Park · sanctuary · Jackson · ~55 km · Must-see
• Apple River Canyon State Park · sanctuary · Jo Daviess · ~56 km · Must-see
• Dam No. 12 · lake · Jo Daviess · ~57 km · Must-see
• Castle Rock State Park · sanctuary · Ogle · ~59 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Timber Lake Dam

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Timber Lake Dam

• Lake Carroll Dam · lake · Carroll · ~19 km · Must-see
• Lake Carlton Dam · lake · Whiteside · ~29 km · Must-see
• Goose Lake Wildlife Management Area · lake · Clinton · ~49 km · Must-see
• Lake Le-Aqua-Na Dam · lake · Stephenson · ~52 km · Must-see
• Dam No. 12 · lake · Jo Daviess · ~57 km · Must-see
• Lake Galena · lake · Jackson · ~64 km · Must-see
• Lost Grove Lake Wildlife Management Area · lake · Scott · ~75 km · Must-see
• Frentress Lake · lake · Dubuque · ~90 km · Must-see
• O'Leary Lake · lake · Dubuque · ~99 km · Must-see
• Dam No. 11 · lake · Grant · ~99 km · Must-see

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