James Lake

James 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 James 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 James Lake — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 46.20135, -88.90838. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near James Lake

• Rice Bay · beach · Gogebic · ~17 km · Must-see
• Lac Vieux Desert · lake · Vilas · ~21 km · Must-see
• Brule Lake · lake · Vilas · ~21 km · Must-see
• Brule Lake · lake · Iron · ~22 km · Must-see
• Corpse Pond · lake · Ontonagon · ~22 km · Must-see
• Corpse Pond · lake · Vilas · ~22 km · Must-see
• Hagerman Lake · lake · Forest · ~23 km · Must-see
• Chequamegon-Nicolet National Forest - Eagle River-Florence District · sanctuary · Forest · ~32 km · Must-see
• Paulding Light · attraction · Ontonagon · ~33 km · Must-see
• Deer Island Lake · lake · Gogebic · ~35 km · Must-see
• Loon Lake · lake · Gogebic · ~37 km · Must-see
• Sylvania Wilderness · sanctuary · Gogebic · ~37 km · Must-see
• Franklin Lake · lake · Forest · ~38 km · Must-see
• Fisher Lake · lake · Gogebic · ~38 km · Must-see
• Clark Lake · lake · Vilas · ~40 km · Must-see
• Clark Lake · lake · Gogebic · ~40 km · Must-see
• Ontonagon Wild And Scenic River · sanctuary · Ontonagon · ~41 km · Must-see
• Chicagon Lake · lake · Iron · ~44 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of James Lake

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near James Lake

• Lac Vieux Desert · lake · Vilas · ~21 km · Must-see
• Brule Lake · lake · Vilas · ~21 km · Must-see
• Brule Lake · lake · Iron · ~22 km · Must-see
• Corpse Pond · lake · Ontonagon · ~22 km · Must-see
• Corpse Pond · lake · Vilas · ~22 km · Must-see
• Hagerman Lake · lake · Forest · ~23 km · Must-see
• Deer Island Lake · lake · Gogebic · ~35 km · Must-see
• Loon Lake · lake · Gogebic · ~37 km · Must-see
• Franklin Lake · lake · Forest · ~38 km · Must-see
• Fisher Lake · lake · Gogebic · ~38 km · Must-see

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