Algonquin Dam

Algonquin 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 Algonquin 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 Algonquin Dam — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 42.16573, -88.29007. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Algonquin Dam

• Carpenter Park · park · Kane · ~8 km · Must-see
• Santa's Village AZoosment Park · park · Kane · ~11 km · Must-see
• Colonel Gustavius A. Palmer House · fort · McHenry · ~12 km · Must-see
• Barrington United Methodist Church · church · Cook · ~14 km · Must-see
• Play Island · lake · Lake · ~17 km · Must-see
• Elgin Public Museum · museum · Cook · ~17 km · Must-see
• Barrington Bog Nature Preserve · sanctuary · Lake · ~17 km · Must-see
• Elgin National Watch Company · fort · Kane · ~19 km · Must-see
• Willow Creek Community Church · church · Cook · ~19 km · Must-see
• Elgin Fire Barn Number 5 Museum · museum · Kane · ~20 km · Must-see
• Bangs Lake · lake · Lake · ~21 km · Must-see
• Moraine Hills State Park · sanctuary · McHenry · ~21 km · Must-see
• Fox Meadow Park · sanctuary · Kane · ~23 km · Must-see
• Lake County Discovery Museum · museum · Lake · ~23 km · Must-see
• James "Pate" Philip State Park · sanctuary · DuPage · ~25 km · Must-see
• Volo Auto Museum · museum · Lake · ~26 km · Must-see
• Illinois Railway Museum · museum · McHenry · ~26 km · Must-see
• Medieval Times · attraction · Cook · ~26 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Algonquin Dam

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Algonquin Dam

• Play Island · lake · Lake · ~17 km · Must-see
• Bangs Lake · lake · Lake · ~21 km · Must-see
• Countryside Lake · lake · Lake · ~28 km · Must-see
• Wooster Lake · lake · Lake · ~31 km · Must-see
• Diamond Lake Beach · lake · Lake · ~32 km · Must-see
• Lake Arlington Park · lake · Cook · ~35 km · Must-see
• Grays Lake · lake · Lake · ~35 km · Must-see
• Highland Lake · lake · Lake · ~36 km · Must-see
• Druce Lake · lake · Lake · ~41 km · Must-see
• Elizabeth Lake Nature Preserve · lake · McHenry · ~45 km · Must-see

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