Thomas Lake Dam

Thomas 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 Thomas 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 Thomas Lake Dam — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 39.25830, -86.84668. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Thomas Lake Dam

• Owen-Putnam State Forest · sanctuary · Owen · ~13 km · Must-see
• CCC Recreation Building · fort · Owen · ~14 km · Must-see
• McCormick's Creek State Park · sanctuary · Owen · ~14 km · Must-see
• INRD Indianapolis Subdivision · attraction · Greene · ~25 km · Must-see
• Cagles Mill Lake · lake · Owen · ~29 km · Must-see
• Griffy Reservoir · lake · Monroe · ~36 km · Must-see
• Seminary Square Park · park · Monroe · ~36 km · Must-see
• Indiana University Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology · museum · Monroe · ~37 km · Must-see
• Baseline Road · attraction · Greene · ~38 km · Must-see
• Morgan-Monroe State Forest · sanctuary · Monroe · ~40 km · Must-see
• Shakamak State Park · sanctuary · Greene · ~44 km · Must-see
• Lake Lemon · lake · Monroe · ~49 km · Must-see
• Browning Hill · viewpoint · Monroe · ~50 km · Must-see
• Tecumseh Trail · trek · Brown · ~53 km · Must-see
• Lake Monroe · lake · Monroe · ~54 km · Must-see
• Selma N. Steele State Nature Preserve · sanctuary · Brown · ~57 km · Must-see
• Greene–Sullivan State Forest · sanctuary · Greene · ~57 km · Must-see
• Yellowwood State Forest · sanctuary · Brown · ~61 km · Must-see

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

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Thomas Lake Dam

• Cagles Mill Lake · lake · Owen · ~29 km · Must-see
• Griffy Reservoir · lake · Monroe · ~36 km · Must-see
• Lake Lemon · lake · Monroe · ~49 km · Must-see
• Lake Monroe · lake · Monroe · ~54 km · Must-see
• Lamb Lake · lake · Johnson · ~73 km · Must-see
• Central Indiana Canal · lake · Marion · ~102 km · Must-see
• Bench Around the Lake · lake · Marion · ~106 km · Must-see
• Patoka Lake · lake · Orange · ~121 km · Must-see
• Indian Lake · lake · Marion · ~127 km · Must-see
• Geist Reservoir · lake · Hamilton · ~135 km · Must-see

All lakes, dams & reservoirs in Indiana

Frequently asked