Carlyle Dam

Carlyle 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 Carlyle 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 Carlyle Dam — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 38.61974, -89.35413. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Carlyle Dam

• South Shore State Park · sanctuary · Clinton · ~5 km · Must-see
• Eldon Hazlet State Park · sanctuary · Clinton · ~6 km · Must-see
• Carlyle Reservoir · lake · Clinton · ~14 km · Must-see
• Raccoon Lake Dam · lake · Marion · ~29 km · Must-see
• Governor Bond Lake · lake · Bond · ~43 km · Must-see
• Lebanon Temple Church · church · Saint Clair · ~49 km · Must-see
• Vandalia Municipal Reservoir Dam · lake · Fayette · ~60 km · Must-see
• Stephen A. Forbes State Recreation Area · sanctuary · Marion · ~66 km · Must-see
• World's Largest Catsup Bottle · attraction · Madison · ~68 km · Must-see
• Dunlap Lake Dam · lake · Madison · ~69 km · Must-see
• Rend Lake State Fish and Wildlife Area · lake · Jefferson · ~71 km · Must-see
• Lake Hillcrest Dam · lake · Madison · ~72 km · Must-see
• SIUE Gardens · park · Madison · ~74 km · Must-see
• Corcoran Hill · viewpoint · Clinton · ~2 km
• Lake Joy · lake · Clinton · ~7 km
• Greenville Old City Lake · lake · Clinton · ~10 km
• Coles Creek Beach · beach · Clinton · ~11 km
• Browns Hill · viewpoint · Clinton · ~12 km

See everything within a day’s drive of Carlyle Dam

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Carlyle Dam

• Carlyle Reservoir · lake · Clinton · ~14 km · Must-see
• Raccoon Lake Dam · lake · Marion · ~29 km · Must-see
• Governor Bond Lake · lake · Bond · ~43 km · Must-see
• Vandalia Municipal Reservoir Dam · lake · Fayette · ~60 km · Must-see
• Dunlap Lake Dam · lake · Madison · ~69 km · Must-see
• Rend Lake State Fish and Wildlife Area · lake · Jefferson · ~71 km · Must-see
• Lake Hillcrest Dam · lake · Madison · ~72 km · Must-see
• Baldwin Lake · lake · Randolph · ~79 km · Must-see
• Ramsey Lake State Recreation Area · lake · Fayette · ~79 km · Must-see
• Lake Glenn Shoals Dam · lake · Montgomery · ~80 km · Must-see

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