Bernadotte Dam

Bernadotte 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 Bernadotte 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 Bernadotte Dam — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 40.40281, -90.32284. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Bernadotte Dam

• Dickson Mounds · fort · Fulton · ~23 km · Must-see
• Ogden-Fettie Site · fort · Fulton · ~23 km · Must-see
• Rockwell Mound · fort · Mason · ~31 km · Must-see
• Anderson Lake State Conservation Area · lake · Fulton · ~31 km · Must-see
• Chautauqua National Wildlife Refuge · sanctuary · Mason · ~35 km · Must-see
• Sand Prairie-Scrub Oak · sanctuary · Mason · ~41 km · Must-see
• Sanganois State Fish and Wildlife Area · sanctuary · Cass · ~42 km · Must-see
• Canton Lake · lake · Fulton · ~43 km · Must-see
• Rice Lake State Fish and Wildlife Area · lake · Fulton · ~43 km · Must-see
• Little Swan Lake · lake · Des Moines · ~43 km · Must-see
• Sand Ridge State Forest · sanctuary · Mason · ~46 km · Must-see
• Jim Edgar Panther Creek State Fish and Wildlife Area · sanctuary · Cass · ~61 km · Must-see
• Revis Hill Prairie Nature Preserve · sanctuary · Mason · ~62 km · Must-see
• Lake Bracken · lake · Des Moines · ~63 km · Must-see
• Weinberg-King State Park · sanctuary · Schuyler · ~66 km · Must-see
• Easley Pioneer Museum · museum · Fulton · ~7 km
• East Seville Road · fort · Fulton · ~12 km
• Heller Lake Dam · lake · Fulton · ~12 km

See everything within a day’s drive of Bernadotte Dam

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Bernadotte Dam

• Anderson Lake State Conservation Area · lake · Fulton · ~31 km · Must-see
• Canton Lake · lake · Fulton · ~43 km · Must-see
• Rice Lake State Fish and Wildlife Area · lake · Fulton · ~43 km · Must-see
• Little Swan Lake · lake · Des Moines · ~43 km · Must-see
• Lake Bracken · lake · Des Moines · ~63 km · Must-see
• Meredosia Island · lake · Cass · ~76 km · Must-see
• Pekin Lake State Fish & Wildlife Area · lake · Tazewell · ~78 km · Must-see
• Peoria Pool · lake · Peoria · ~80 km · Must-see
• Peoria Lake · lake · Woodford · ~101 km · Must-see
• Lake Jacksonville Dam · lake · Morgan · ~102 km · Must-see

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