Dietz Lake, Clay County, Indiana     Custom Search User input for Dietz Lake, Clay County, Indiana: Tim Thompson: I also spent most of my childhood at Dietz. It was great now I am 44 and have 2 kid of my own. I would like to buy a place now but I hear its not good there now. Old man Dietz would turn over in his grave. Please fix the problems so some of us can come back with our own kids and show them the fun place it was years ago. Thanks. Melissa: I am 14 and just moved to Cory, Indiana, and Dietz lake is one of the best I've been to. yea sure it needs cleaned up but lake Monroe doesn't have dances and bingo. It's a good place for the family. Paul: My family had been going down since the 70's till the early 90's.  I remember Old Man Dietz getting on the intercom and yelling at someone doing something that was not permitted.  They had 3 slides.  During the summer, they had dances, bingo, church, movies, euchre...  I miss those days.  From what I hear above, its not the same place I remember.  Wish I could find a place like that, now. John Mohan: I was going to Dietz lake back in the 50s like 1956-57-58- My brother and I went to school in Cory Indiana. Dietz lake was the best place to go swim; or all the boys would go swim in the strpepits up on 59 and 46. Melissa H: I TOO, WITH MY FAMILY SPENT SUMMERS THERE AND LOVED IT, AND I AM 47 NOW.  WE CHECKED IT OUT AWHILE BACK AND BOY WAS IT NASTY , UNKEPT, AND JUST PLAIN WRONG. Kyle: I love Dietz lake because it's one of the few places I can get away from my parents and still hang out with friends. I like to ride my bike and swim all the time. I wish I could have met old man Dietz Cassidy: My family has been going to the lake their whole lives and they tell me how it looked like in the past years and how it is now...worse. But still we have good times on the beach, karaoke, BINGO, and the dances. It's Wonderful! Mike: I'm 25 and I remember going to Dietz for most of my early childhood. I noticed a few of you were asking about the slides. They took the slides out in the early to mid 90's b/c they were A. unstable and B. kids kept getting hurt on them. Lorra Campbell: I started going to Dietz Lake propably the day I was born, my parents had a cabin there and I pretty much grew up there in the summer.  Mr Dietz did keep everything under control.  I got married and bought a cabin, but it wasn't the same after Mr. Dietz passed away it has went down hill.  I would love to go back there and remember what there was when I was growing up.  It's really too bad The good ole days: We grew up at Dietz Lake and like others here it has changed. The teenagers do whatever they want there is drinking at the beach house on Sat night. The bingo well if you call this a crowd. The thing is people need rules and Mr. Dietz kept it really clean and we always thought sneaking was much more fun now days it is get drunk and fight. It is sad but you cannot expect it to be nice if the owners don't put anything into it. The roads are awful. The swimming area is terrible. Of course there will be change and times are different the thing is it won't ever be the same. Tim W.: I spent a lot of time during my summers here in the early '70's and have many fond memories of the place.  I worked for ol' Fred one summer, too.  The dances they held were pretty cool and I met a lot of nice people there--especially the girls...Does anyone know if they allow motorcycles in the gate now? I'd like to ride out and see it again. Carrie: The problem with Dietz Lake is that people do, as mentioned above, ''turn their kids loose'' there. You have twelve year olds getting drunk and acting like idiots.  It's so run down and nasty and it's a shame. I loved going there as a kid. Mr. Dietz may have been mean but he kept it nice and kept control. JWinchester: I am looking to find out how to purchase or rent a cabin at Dietz lake.  How do I go about finding out how to get this done? Any info please e mail me at Thehive95@aol.com : Dietz Lake Indiana hmmm I think of Fred Dietz that many thought was mean but he took great pride in the place ....now it is a free for all ....teenagers are way out of control....things could be done updates to be made and we won't even mention the power there.....pleaseeeeeee can they clean it with chemicals like Fred did every summer....the lifeguards pleaseeeeeeeeeeeeee do the job.......anyway I think the point is taken B: In replying to Kim, The ownership has been slacking with maintenance, and Dietz' cheap property prices... Ghawk: What happened to the slides?  I loved this place as a kid.  Big Al: Hello as a kid my parents had a cabin at Dietz and I am now looking to buy one myself. If you know of one, please advise me. Thanks! allan1008@comcast.net Kim: As a young girl my parents took us to Dietz Lake to camp. It has been 40 years since that time. I happen to stop by not to long ago and the place looked so run down. I wasn't sure if it is still a camp ground. I saw old old trailors that were painted purple and green and all sort of colors. I was so hurt to see this as I always had my memories of the way it used to be. Back then it was always packed with people and they had bands that played for dances. I remember two long slides at the beach but they are now gone. The camp store looked shut down. Can someone give me some insight on what has happened to the beautiful Deitz Lake as I remembered it? Kim from Bloomington Indiana Richard: How big is Dietz lake? The D's: Our family has been going to Dietz Lake for almost 30 years. Like Kim, we love playing Bingo and Euchre at the Beach House. Our son loves to swim and ride his bike over the trails. It's one of the few places left that you can ''turn your kids loose'' and let them be kids. Kim: Our family has been going to Dietz Lake for over 40 years. Its a wonderful small community where we can fish, swim, hike, relax and have fun. Our family loves playing bingo at the beach house every friday night and sunday afternoon. A wonderful family experience!! Submit Input: Your Name: Write or Paste Input here: Upload picture:      Review Guidelines        Dry warm beds await you at Howard Johnson Express Inn - Brazil, and Dietz Lake is nice enough to spend more than a day at, Misty Morning Campground is a nice local campground. Dietz Lake commonly gets a great deal of precipitation; the wettest month of the year is mostly July, that's the one that rains the most while February is the month with the least amount of precipitation. You're sure to run into some smiling folks from Terre Haute here, and if you don’t       have a problem getting dripping wet, you can always go whitewater paddling on Mill Creek. For the duration of the warm months, highs usually are in the 80's at Dietz Lake, and through the night it cools down to the 60's. The wintertime comes with highs in the 30's while Dietz Lake night low temperatures during the winter are in the 10's. This lake is so wonderful. There's so much to do here at Dietz Lake that you need to camp here for a while, Fallen Rock Parke Campground is a good site for that, and Hoosier Hills Golf Course is a good golf course close by.     Howard Johnson Express Inn - Brazil, Brazil 5 miles away Howard Johnson Brazil is located at exit 23 off Interstate 70. It is a newly renovated room facility. The hotel offers free wireless highspeed internet, free Rise N Dine continental breakfast, game ... Cloverdale-Days Inn Greencastle, Cloverdale 21 miles away The NEWLY RENOVATED Days Inn Cloverdale is conveniently located between Indianapolis and Terre Haute at the intersection of I-70 and State Rd 231. The Days Inn Cloverdale offers Free Highspeed Wirele... Current weather conditions at Dietz Lake, Clay County, Indiana Local climate location: ROCKVILLE 5 miles away   Coordinates: Latitude: 39.37722 Longitude: -87.08417 Indiana Lakes Complete list of all lakes in Indiana Clay County Lakes Complete list of all lakes in Clay County Books about Dietz Lake List of books available on Amazon.com about Dietz Lake, Clay County, Indiana. Outdoors Recreation Near Terre Haute, Indiana Very comprehensive list of a variety of outdoors recreation in the vicinity of Terre Haute, Indiana, the metro area neareast to Dietz Lake. Find info on campgrounds, hiking trails, ski resorts, lakes, beaches, parks, whitewater and more. Indiana Outdoors Index This is a very comprehensive index of outdoors activities in the great state of Indiana.     These outdoors activities are available near Dietz Lake.   Hotels Near Dietz Lake: Howard Johnson Express Inn - Brazil, Brazil, 5 miles away Cloverdale-Days Inn Greencastle, Cloverdale, 21 miles away Super 8 Motel Cloverdale, Cloverdale, 21 miles away Econo Lodge Cloverdale, Cloverdale, 21 miles away Holiday Inn Express Cloverdale, Indiana, Cloverdale, 21 miles away   Camp Grounds Near Dietz Lake: Fallen Rock Parke Campground, Brazil, 8 miles away Misty Morning Campground, Cloverdale, 16 miles away Terre Haute Koa Kampground, Terre Haute, 17 miles away   Whitewater Near Dietz Lake: Mill Creek, Owen CountyCounty, 19 miles away       Class V - 1 miles long (Cataract Falls)   Golf Courses Near Dietz Lake: Hoosier Hills Golf Course, Cory, 7 miles away