Lower Dam Park

Lower Dam Park: 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 Lower Dam Park

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 Lower Dam Park — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 41.78263, -89.69431. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Lower Dam Park

• Dillon Home Museum · museum · Whiteside · ~2 km · Must-see
• Sinnissippi_Mounds · fort · Whiteside · ~4 km · Must-see
• Lowell Park · sanctuary · Lee · ~26 km · Must-see
• Green River State Wildlife Area · sanctuary · Lee · ~28 km · Must-see
• Prophetstown State Park · sanctuary · Whiteside · ~29 km · Must-see
• Lake Carlton Dam · lake · Whiteside · ~29 km · Must-see
• Morrison-Rockwood State Park · park · Whiteside · ~29 km · Must-see
• White Pines Forest State Park · sanctuary · Ogle · ~37 km · Must-see
• Franklin Creek State Natural Area · sanctuary · Lee · ~38 km · Must-see
• Nachusa Grasslands · sanctuary · Ogle · ~39 km · Must-see
• Castle Rock State Park · sanctuary · Ogle · ~41 km · Must-see
• Lowden-Miller State Forest · sanctuary · Ogle · ~42 km · Must-see
• Chana School House · fort · Ogle · ~50 km · Must-see
• Black Hawk Statue · attraction · Ogle · ~51 km · Must-see
• Lowden State Park · sanctuary · Ogle · ~51 km · Must-see
• Van Allen Building · sanctuary · Clinton · ~52 km · Must-see
• Bickelhaupt Arboretum · sanctuary · Clinton · ~55 km · Must-see
• Albany Mounds State Historic Site · fort · Clinton · ~55 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Lower Dam Park

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Lower Dam Park

• Lake Carlton Dam · lake · Whiteside · ~29 km · Must-see
• Lake Carroll Dam · lake · Carroll · ~59 km · Must-see
• Lake Depue State Fish and Wildlife Area · lake · Bureau · ~76 km · Must-see
• Goose Lake Wildlife Management Area · lake · Clinton · ~77 km · Must-see
• Lost Grove Lake Wildlife Management Area · lake · Scott · ~81 km · Must-see
• Shabbona Lake State Recreation Area · lake · DeKalb · ~87 km · Must-see
• Senachwine Lake · lake · Putnam · ~89 km · Must-see
• Lake Le-Aqua-Na Dam · lake · Stephenson · ~89 km · Must-see
• Dam No. 12 · lake · Jo Daviess · ~100 km · Must-see
• Lake Galena · lake · Jackson · ~110 km · Must-see

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