6 Free Swimming Holes near Gilber Park
first prev 1 next lastShowing Swimming Holes within 50 miles Distance miles of Gilber Park near Altamont, Illinois City, Zip, or Address
Lake Sara Beach
Effingham
7.8 miles NEThe public swimming beach at Lake Sara Beach Park, on a peninsula of the Effingham Water Authority's reservoir about 5 miles west of Effingham. Open Memorial Day to Labor Day, with no admission fee found.
Canoe, Kayak, Swim
Vandalia Lake Beach
Vandalia
22.2 miles WFree city-run sand beach (Jaycees Beach) on 660-acre Vandalia Lake northwest of Vandalia, Illinois, open daily 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. from Memorial Day weekend to Labor Day, with no lifeguards.
Camp, Kayak, Swim
Dam West Beach
Shelbyville
24.8 miles NA Corps of Engineers sand beach at the west end of the Lake Shelbyville dam, a short drive from downtown Shelbyville. Open late May through Labor Day weekend, $5 per vehicle day use fee.
Hike, Swim
Keyesport Beach
Keyesport
36.5 miles SWKeyesport Beach is a Corps of Engineers swim beach on the west shore of Carlyle Lake in Keyesport, Illinois. It is open about Memorial Day to mid-September, with a $5 per vehicle day-use fee.
Kayak, Swim
Coles Creek Beach
Shattuc
39.6 miles SWA small Corps of Engineers swim beach on the quiet east shore of Carlyle Lake, the only dog-friendly beach on the lake. Beach use costs $5 per vehicle per day.
Camp, Kayak, Swim
Dam West Beach
Carlyle
44.7 miles SWThe largest public swim beach on Carlyle Lake, run by the Army Corps of Engineers in its Dam West Recreation Area just outside Carlyle. Swimming costs $5 per vehicle; kids under 16 are free.
Camp, Hike, Swim
