Lake Nicholas

Lake Nicholas: 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 Lake Nicholas

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 Lake Nicholas — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 52.87639, 173.23806. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Lake Nicholas

• Cape Wrangell · beach · Unorganized Borough · ~67 km · Must-see
• Westernmost point of the world and North America · attraction · Unorganized Borough · ~68 km · Must-see
• Sarana Beach · beach · Unorganized Borough · ~2 km
• Massacre beach · beach · Unorganized Borough · ~4 km
• Buffalo Head · viewpoint · Unorganized Borough · ~4 km
• Hodikof Island · river spot · Unorganized Borough · ~5 km
• Eckman Beach · beach · Unorganized Borough · ~5 km
• Japanese Peace Monument · fort · Unorganized Borough · ~5 km
• Engineer Hill · fort · Unorganized Borough · ~5 km
• Massacre Bay · beach · Unorganized Borough · ~5 km
• Middle Peak · viewpoint · Unorganized Borough · ~5 km
• Sarana Pass · viewpoint · Unorganized Borough · ~5 km
• Newman Peak · viewpoint · Unorganized Borough · ~5 km
• Artillery Hill · viewpoint · Unorganized Borough · ~6 km
• Loaf Island · river spot · Unorganized Borough · ~6 km
• Brewer Peak · viewpoint · Unorganized Borough · ~6 km
• Fishhook Ridge · viewpoint · Unorganized Borough · ~6 km
• Attu Village · fort · Unorganized Borough · ~7 km

See everything within a day’s drive of Lake Nicholas

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Lake Nicholas

• Lake Cories · lake · Unorganized Borough · ~4 km
• Mirror Lake · lake · Unorganized Borough · ~5 km
• Lost Lake · lake · Unorganized Borough · ~5 km
• Elwood Lake · lake · Unorganized Borough · ~5 km
• Lake Canirco · lake · Unorganized Borough · ~6 km
• Williams Lake · lake · Unorganized Borough · ~13 km
• Winter Lake · lake · Unorganized Borough · ~21 km
• Twin Lakes · lake · Unorganized Borough · ~31 km
• Manning Lake · lake · Unorganized Borough · ~65 km

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