Squaw Lake

Squaw 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 Squaw 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 Squaw Lake — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 44.12042, -86.01207. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Squaw Lake

• Gun Lake · lake · Mason · ~17 km · Must-see
• Tippy Dam · lake · Manistee · ~21 km · Must-see
• Tippy Dam State Recreation Area · lake · Manistee · ~21 km · Must-see
• Manistee Lake · lake · Manistee · ~33 km · Must-see
• Notipekago · fort · Mason · ~33 km · Must-see
• SS City of Milwaukee · attraction · Manistee · ~36 km · Must-see
• United States Coast Guard Cutter Acacia · attraction · Manistee · ~36 km · Must-see
• Orchard Beach State Park · beach · Manistee · ~37 km · Must-see
• North Pierhead Light · attraction · Michigan · ~38 km · Must-see
• Dockery Lake · lake · Mason · ~38 km · Must-see
• Portage Lake · lake · Manistee · ~40 km · Must-see
• Shrine of the Pines · museum · Lake · ~40 km · Must-see
• Pleiness Lake · lake · Mason · ~43 km · Must-see
• Hamlin Lake · lake · Mason · ~43 km · Must-see
• Nordhouse Dunes Wilderness · sanctuary · Mason · ~43 km · Must-see
• Ludington State Park · sanctuary · Mason · ~50 km · Must-see
• Big Sable Point Lighthouse · museum · Mason · ~51 km · Must-see
• North Breakwater Light · fort · Michigan · ~51 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Squaw Lake

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Squaw Lake

• Gun Lake · lake · Mason · ~17 km · Must-see
• Tippy Dam · lake · Manistee · ~21 km · Must-see
• Tippy Dam State Recreation Area · lake · Manistee · ~21 km · Must-see
• Manistee Lake · lake · Manistee · ~33 km · Must-see
• Dockery Lake · lake · Mason · ~38 km · Must-see
• Portage Lake · lake · Manistee · ~40 km · Must-see
• Pleiness Lake · lake · Mason · ~43 km · Must-see
• Hamlin Lake · lake · Mason · ~43 km · Must-see
• Lake Michigan · lake · Mason · ~53 km · Must-see
• Lake Mitchell · lake · Wexford · ~55 km · Must-see

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