Nijode Lakes

Nijode Lakes: 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 Nijode Lakes

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 Nijode Lakes — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 43.69969, -85.36221. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Nijode Lakes

• Townline Lake · lake · Mecosta · ~9 km · Must-see
• Jim Crow Museum of Racist Imagery · museum · Mecosta · ~12 km · Must-see
• Rogers Dam · lake · Mecosta · ~17 km · Must-see
• Hardy Dam · lake · Newaygo · ~40 km · Must-see
• Weidman Millpond · lake · Isabella · ~40 km · Must-see
• Lost Lake · lake · Clare · ~44 km · Must-see
• Croton Dam · lake · Newaygo · ~47 km · Must-see
• Cowden Lake · lake · Montcalm · ~48 km · Must-see
• Shrine of the Pines · museum · Lake · ~54 km · Must-see
• Lake Thirteen · lake · Clare · ~55 km · Must-see
• Hess Lake · lake · Newaygo · ~60 km · Must-see
• Rollway Lake · lake · Newaygo · ~61 km · Must-see
• Wilson State Park · park · Clare · ~72 km · Must-see
• Budd Lake · lake · Clare · ~72 km · Must-see
• Little Long Lake · lake · Clare · ~73 km · Must-see
• Anderson Lake · lake · Mecosta · ~1 km
• Hillview Lake · lake · Mecosta · ~2 km
• Colby Lake · lake · Mecosta · ~2 km

See everything within a day’s drive of Nijode Lakes

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Nijode Lakes

• Townline Lake · lake · Mecosta · ~9 km · Must-see
• Rogers Dam · lake · Mecosta · ~17 km · Must-see
• Hardy Dam · lake · Newaygo · ~40 km · Must-see
• Weidman Millpond · lake · Isabella · ~40 km · Must-see
• Lost Lake · lake · Clare · ~44 km · Must-see
• Croton Dam · lake · Newaygo · ~47 km · Must-see
• Cowden Lake · lake · Montcalm · ~48 km · Must-see
• Lake Thirteen · lake · Clare · ~55 km · Must-see
• Hess Lake · lake · Newaygo · ~60 km · Must-see
• Rollway Lake · lake · Newaygo · ~61 km · Must-see

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