Local favourite lake · Vilas, Wisconsin

Opal Lake

Opal Lake is a lake in Vilas, Wisconsin.

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Opal 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 Opal 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 Opal Lake — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 46.24985, -89.12902. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Opal Lake

Paulding Light · attraction · Ontonagon · ~15 km · Must-see
Rice Bay · beach · Gogebic · ~15 km · Must-see
Lac Vieux Desert · lake · Vilas · ~15 km · Must-see
Deer Island Lake · lake · Gogebic · ~15 km · Must-see
Loon Lake · lake · Gogebic · ~17 km · Must-see
Sylvania Wilderness · sanctuary · Gogebic · ~17 km · Must-see
Corpse Pond · lake · Vilas · ~18 km · Must-see
Corpse Pond · lake · Ontonagon · ~18 km · Must-see
Fisher Lake · lake · Gogebic · ~19 km · Must-see
Clark Lake · lake · Vilas · ~19 km · Must-see
Clark Lake · lake · Gogebic · ~19 km · Must-see
Mamie Lake · lake · Vilas · ~27 km · Must-see
Belle Island · lake · Vilas · ~27 km · Must-see
Ontonagon Wild And Scenic River · sanctuary · Ontonagon · ~31 km · Must-see
Crampton Lake · lake · Vilas · ~34 km · Must-see
Kinwamakwad Lake · lake · Vilas · ~36 km · Must-see
Brule Lake · lake · Vilas · ~39 km · Must-see
Brule Lake · lake · Iron · ~39 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Opal Lake

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Opal Lake

Lac Vieux Desert · lake · Vilas · ~15 km · Must-see
Deer Island Lake · lake · Gogebic · ~15 km · Must-see
Loon Lake · lake · Gogebic · ~17 km · Must-see
Corpse Pond · lake · Vilas · ~18 km · Must-see
Corpse Pond · lake · Ontonagon · ~18 km · Must-see
Fisher Lake · lake · Gogebic · ~19 km · Must-see
Clark Lake · lake · Vilas · ~19 km · Must-see
Clark Lake · lake · Gogebic · ~19 km · Must-see
Mamie Lake · lake · Vilas · ~27 km · Must-see
Belle Island · lake · Vilas · ~27 km · Must-see

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Frequently asked

Is Opal Lake full? Are the gates open?

No visitor has reported the water level status for Opal Lake yet. Typical pattern: usually quiet; mostly local visitors.

What is the best time to visit Opal Lake?

August to December when reservoirs are full and gates may open. Usually quiet; mostly local visitors.

What are the places to visit near Opal Lake?

Nearby: Paulding Light (attraction, 15 km), Rice Bay (beach, 15 km), Lac Vieux Desert (lake, 15 km), Deer Island Lake (lake, 15 km), Loon Lake (lake, 17 km), Sylvania Wilderness (sanctuary, 17 km).