Parent Lake

Parent 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 Parent 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 Parent Lake — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 46.57357, -88.43736. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Parent Lake

• Worm Lake · lake · Florence · ~7 km · Must-see
• Mount Curwood · viewpoint · Baraga · ~26 km · Must-see
• Sturgeon River Gorge Wilderness · sanctuary · Houghton · ~26 km · Must-see
• Baraga State Park · park · Baraga · ~27 km · Must-see
• Craig Lake State Park · lake · Baraga · ~28 km · Must-see
• Prickett Lake · lake · Vilas · ~30 km · Must-see
• Lake Michigamme · lake · Marquette · ~37 km · Must-see
• Mount Arvon · viewpoint · Florence · ~37 km · Must-see
• Mount Arvon · viewpoint · Baraga · ~37 km · Must-see
• Lake Michigamme · lake · Florence · ~37 km · Must-see
• Saint Henrys Church · church · Houghton · ~42 km · Must-see
• Van Riper State Park · sanctuary · Marquette · ~43 km · Must-see
• McCormick Wilderness · sanctuary · Baraga · ~45 km · Must-see
• Bald Mountain · viewpoint · Florence · ~57 km · Must-see
• Silver Lake Dam · lake · Marquette · ~59 km · Must-see
• Twin Lakes State Park · park · Houghton · ~60 km · Must-see
• Corpse Pond · lake · Ontonagon · ~63 km · Must-see
• Corpse Pond · lake · Vilas · ~63 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Parent Lake

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Parent Lake

• Worm Lake · lake · Florence · ~7 km · Must-see
• Craig Lake State Park · lake · Baraga · ~28 km · Must-see
• Prickett Lake · lake · Vilas · ~30 km · Must-see
• Lake Michigamme · lake · Marquette · ~37 km · Must-see
• Lake Michigamme · lake · Florence · ~37 km · Must-see
• Silver Lake Dam · lake · Marquette · ~59 km · Must-see
• Corpse Pond · lake · Ontonagon · ~63 km · Must-see
• Corpse Pond · lake · Vilas · ~63 km · Must-see
• Greenwood Reservoir · lake · Florence · ~63 km · Must-see
• Chicagon Lake · lake · Iron · ~71 km · Must-see

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