Amazon Lake Dam

Amazon Lake Dam: crowds and conditions

Typical pattern: moderate; weekends busier. 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 Amazon Lake Dam

Season: August to December when reservoirs are full and gates may open.

Busiest days: Weekends and long holidays.

Crowd: Moderate; weekends busier.

Typical week: Mon light · Tue light · Wed light · Thu light · Fri light · Sat busy · Sun busy.

How to reach Amazon Lake Dam — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 39.35045, -86.74859. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Amazon Lake Dam

• McCormick's Creek State Park · sanctuary · Owen · ~7 km · Must-see
• CCC Recreation Building · fort · Owen · ~9 km · Must-see
• Owen-Putnam State Forest · sanctuary · Owen · ~10 km · Must-see
• Cagles Mill Lake · lake · Owen · ~21 km · Must-see
• Griffy Reservoir · lake · Monroe · ~32 km · Must-see
• Morgan-Monroe State Forest · sanctuary · Monroe · ~33 km · Must-see
• Indiana University Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology · museum · Monroe · ~35 km · Must-see
• Seminary Square Park · park · Monroe · ~35 km · Must-see
• INRD Indianapolis Subdivision · attraction · Greene · ~40 km · Must-see
• Lake Lemon · lake · Monroe · ~40 km · Must-see
• Tecumseh Trail · trek · Brown · ~46 km · Must-see
• Browning Hill · viewpoint · Monroe · ~49 km · Must-see
• Selma N. Steele State Nature Preserve · sanctuary · Brown · ~53 km · Must-see
• Yellowwood State Forest · sanctuary · Brown · ~53 km · Must-see
• Baseline Road · attraction · Greene · ~54 km · Must-see
• Lake Monroe · lake · Monroe · ~54 km · Must-see
• Baker's Camp Bridge · attraction · Putnam · ~55 km · Must-see
• Shakamak State Park · sanctuary · Greene · ~59 km · Must-see

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

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Amazon Lake Dam

• Cagles Mill Lake · lake · Owen · ~21 km · Must-see
• Griffy Reservoir · lake · Monroe · ~32 km · Must-see
• Lake Lemon · lake · Monroe · ~40 km · Must-see
• Lake Monroe · lake · Monroe · ~54 km · Must-see
• Lamb Lake · lake · Johnson · ~61 km · Must-see
• Central Indiana Canal · lake · Marion · ~86 km · Must-see
• Bench Around the Lake · lake · Marion · ~89 km · Must-see
• Indian Lake · lake · Marion · ~110 km · Must-see
• Geist Reservoir · lake · Hamilton · ~118 km · Must-see
• Patoka Lake · lake · Orange · ~132 km · Must-see

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