Windfall Lake Dam

Windfall 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 Windfall 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 Windfall Lake Dam — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 40.22020, -87.72732. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Windfall Lake Dam

• Kennekuk Cove County Park · sanctuary · Warren · ~2 km · Must-see
• Middle Fork State Fish and Wildlife Area · sanctuary · Warren · ~9 km · Must-see
• Kickapoo State Recreation Area · sanctuary · Vermilion · ~11 km · Must-see
• Lake Vermilion · lake · Warren · ~12 km · Must-see
• Kickapoo State Recreation Area · sanctuary · Vermillion · ~14 km · Must-see
• Mann's Chapel · church · Vermilion · ~17 km · Must-see
• Forest Glen Preserve · sanctuary · Vermillion · ~35 km · Must-see
• Harry "Babe" Woodyard State Natural Area · sanctuary · Vermilion · ~40 km · Must-see
• Portland Arch Nature Preserve · sanctuary · Fountain · ~41 km · Must-see
• Lincoln Statue · attraction · Champaign · ~54 km · Must-see
• American Football House · attraction · Champaign · ~54 km · Must-see
• Spurlock Museum · museum · Champaign · ~55 km · Must-see
• University of Illinois Arboretum · park · Champaign · ~55 km · Must-see
• Alma Mater · attraction · Champaign · ~55 km · Must-see
• McFarland Memorial Bell Tower · attraction · Champaign · ~56 km · Must-see
• Krannert Art Museum · museum · Champaign · ~56 km · Must-see
• Bayles Lake · lake · Iroquois · ~57 km · Must-see
• Lake Iroquois · lake · Iroquois · ~59 km · Must-see

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

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Windfall Lake Dam

• Lake Vermilion · lake · Warren · ~12 km · Must-see
• Bayles Lake · lake · Iroquois · ~57 km · Must-see
• Lake Iroquois · lake · Iroquois · ~59 km · Must-see
• Lake of the Woods Forest Preserve · lake · Champaign · ~70 km · Must-see
• J C Murphy Lake Dam · lake · Newton · ~107 km · Must-see
• Clinton Lake · lake · DeWitt · ~113 km · Must-see
• Lake Charleston · lake · Coles · ~114 km · Must-see
• Tippecanoe River · lake · Carroll · ~123 km · Must-see
• Lake Shafer · lake · White · ~130 km · Must-see
• Lake Decatur · lake · Macon · ~134 km · Must-see

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