Cranberry Lake

Cranberry Lake: 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 Cranberry Lake

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 Cranberry Lake — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 42.52245, -83.91780. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Cranberry Lake

• Brighton State Recreation Area · sanctuary · Livingston · ~7 km · Must-see
• Zukey Lake · lake · Livingston · ~11 km · Must-see
• Strawberry Lake · lake · Livingston · ~12 km · Must-see
• Decision Pending · attraction · Livingston · ~14 km · Must-see
• Huron Meadows Metropark · park · Livingston · ~16 km · Must-see
• Pinckney State Recreation Area · sanctuary · Washtenaw · ~19 km · Must-see
• Island Lake State Recreation Area · lake · Livingston · ~22 km · Must-see
• Hudson Mills Metropolitan Park · sanctuary · Washtenaw · ~22 km · Must-see
• Dexter Huron Metropolitan Park · park · Washtenaw · ~27 km · Must-see
• Green Lake · lake · Washtenaw · ~27 km · Must-see
• Kent Lake · lake · Oakland · ~28 km · Must-see
• Delhi Metropark · park · Washtenaw · ~29 km · Must-see
• Waterloo-Pinckney Hiking Trail · trek · Washtenaw · ~30 km · Must-see
• Camp Dearborn · park · Oakland · ~31 km · Must-see
• Kensington Metropark · park · Oakland · ~31 km · Must-see
• Waterloo Farm Museum · museum · Jackson · ~33 km · Must-see
• Waterloo State Recreation Area · park · Jackson · ~36 km · Must-see
• Ann Arbor Hands-On Museum · museum · Washtenaw · ~38 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Cranberry Lake

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Cranberry Lake

• Zukey Lake · lake · Livingston · ~11 km · Must-see
• Strawberry Lake · lake · Livingston · ~12 km · Must-see
• Island Lake State Recreation Area · lake · Livingston · ~22 km · Must-see
• Green Lake · lake · Washtenaw · ~27 km · Must-see
• Kent Lake · lake · Oakland · ~28 km · Must-see
• Proud Lake State Recreation Area · lake · Oakland · ~38 km · Must-see
• White Lake · lake · Oakland · ~42 km · Must-see
• Walled Lake · lake · Oakland · ~45 km · Must-see
• Mandon Lake · lake · Oakland · ~48 km · Must-see
• Lake Fenton · lake · Genesee · ~48 km · Must-see

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