Ferdinand Forest Dam

Ferdinand Forest 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 Ferdinand Forest 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 Ferdinand Forest Dam — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 38.25310, -86.77192. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Ferdinand Forest Dam

• Ferdinand State Forest · sanctuary · Perry · ~8 km · Must-see
• Saint Bonifacius Church · church · Spencer · ~21 km · Must-see
• Wildebeest · temple · Spencer · ~24 km · Must-see
• Holiday World & Splashin' Safari · park · Spencer · ~24 km · Must-see
• The Howler · temple · Spencer · ~24 km · Must-see
• Santa Claus Museum · museum · Spencer · ~24 km · Must-see
• Santa’s Candy Castle · fort · Spencer · ~25 km · Must-see
• Patoka Lake · lake · Orange · ~26 km · Must-see
• Lincoln Boyhood National Memorial · sanctuary · Spencer · ~31 km · Must-see
• Lincoln State Park · sanctuary · Spencer · ~33 km · Must-see
• Buzzard Roost Trail · sanctuary · Perry · ~38 km · Must-see
• Pike State Forest · sanctuary · Pike · ~45 km · Must-see
• Indiana Railway Museum · museum · Orange · ~45 km · Must-see
• St. Luke's Episcopal Church · church · Perry · ~48 km · Must-see
• Hoosier National Forest · sanctuary · Orange · ~48 km · Must-see
• Marengo Cave · cave · Crawford · ~50 km · Must-see
• Cannelton Locks and Dam · lake · Hancock · ~50 km · Must-see
• Wyandotte Cave · cave · Crawford · ~52 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Ferdinand Forest Dam

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Ferdinand Forest Dam

• Patoka Lake · lake · Orange · ~26 km · Must-see
• Cannelton Locks and Dam · lake · Hancock · ~50 km · Must-see
• Deam Lake State Recreation Area · lake · Clark · ~103 km · Must-see
• Gibson Lake (Indiana) · lake · Gibson · ~109 km · Must-see
• Beargrass Creek · lake · Jefferson · ~115 km · Must-see
• Lake Monroe · lake · Monroe · ~118 km · Must-see
• Griffy Reservoir · lake · Monroe · ~135 km · Must-see
• Hardy Lake · lake · Scott · ~138 km · Must-see
• Hovey Lake Fish and Wildlife Area · lake · Union · ~141 km · Must-see
• Nolin River Lake · lake · Grayson · ~144 km · Must-see

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