Prescott Mill Dam

Prescott Mill 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 Prescott Mill 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 Prescott Mill Dam — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 41.70119, -88.26600. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Prescott Mill Dam

• Commissioners Park · park · Will · ~6 km · Must-see
• Phillips Park Zoo · sanctuary · Kane · ~6 km · Must-see
• Phillips Park · park · Kane · ~6 km · Must-see
• Grand Army Republic Memorial · museum · Kane · ~9 km · Must-see
• Moser Tower · attraction · DuPage · ~15 km · Must-see
• Centennial Beach · beach · DuPage · ~15 km · Must-see
• McDowell Grove Forest Preserve · sanctuary · DuPage · ~16 km · Must-see
• Marmion Abbey · church · Kane · ~16 km · Must-see
• Whalon Lake Park · lake · Will · ~18 km · Must-see
• Batavia Landmark United Methodist Church · church · Kane · ~21 km · Must-see
• Isle La Cache Museum · museum · Will · ~22 km · Must-see
• Fabyan Windmill · viewpoint · Kane · ~24 km · Must-see
• Cantigny Park · sanctuary · DuPage · ~24 km · Must-see
• Morton Arboretum · sanctuary · DuPage · ~26 km · Must-see
• Belmont Prairie Nature Preserve · sanctuary · DuPage · ~26 km · Must-see
• West Chicago Bible Church · church · DuPage · ~26 km · Must-see
• Gaylord Building · museum · Will · ~26 km · Must-see
• Illinois Waterway · lake · Will · ~27 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Prescott Mill Dam

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Prescott Mill Dam

• Whalon Lake Park · lake · Will · ~18 km · Must-see
• Illinois Waterway · lake · Will · ~27 km · Must-see
• Lockport Powerhouse · lake · Will · ~27 km · Must-see
• Lake Ellyn Park · lake · DuPage · ~33 km · Must-see
• Saganashkee Slough · lake · Cook · ~39 km · Must-see
• Heidecke Lake State Fish and Wildlife Area · lake · Grundy · ~47 km · Must-see
• Goose Lake Prairie State Natural Area · lake · Grundy · ~47 km · Must-see
• Lake Opeka · lake · Cook · ~58 km · Must-see
• Shabbona Lake State Recreation Area · lake · DeKalb · ~62 km · Must-see
• Lake Arlington Park · lake · Cook · ~66 km · Must-see

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