Backes Lake

Backes 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 Backes 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 Backes Lake — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 45.53637, -94.57751. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Backes Lake

• Assumption Chapel · church · Stearns · ~19 km · Must-see
• Hemker Park & Zoo · sanctuary · Stearns · ~21 km · Must-see
• Big Birch Lake · lake · Todd · ~38 km · Must-see
• Sartell Dam · lake · Stearns · ~38 km · Must-see
• Clear Lake Park · lake · Meeker · ~40 km · Must-see
• Saint Mary's Cathedral · church · Stearns · ~41 km · Must-see
• Saint Cloud Dam · lake · Stearns · ~42 km · Must-see
• Munsinger Gardens · park · Sherburne · ~42 km · Must-see
• Giant Crow Statue · lake · Stearns · ~44 km · Must-see
• Trace Lake · lake · Todd · ~44 km · Must-see
• Boyhood Home of Sinclair Lewis · sanctuary · Stearns · ~46 km · Must-see
• Sauk Lake Wayside Park · lake · Stearns · ~46 km · Must-see
• Lady Lake · lake · Todd · ~47 km · Must-see
• Half Moon Lake · lake · Meeker · ~48 km · Must-see
• Little Rock Lake · lake · Benton · ~49 km · Must-see
• Donovan Lake · lake · Benton · ~50 km · Must-see
• Lake Eight · lake · Kandiyohi · ~51 km · Must-see
• Green Lake · lake · Kandiyohi · ~52 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Backes Lake

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Backes Lake

• Big Birch Lake · lake · Todd · ~38 km · Must-see
• Sartell Dam · lake · Stearns · ~38 km · Must-see
• Clear Lake Park · lake · Meeker · ~40 km · Must-see
• Saint Cloud Dam · lake · Stearns · ~42 km · Must-see
• Giant Crow Statue · lake · Stearns · ~44 km · Must-see
• Trace Lake · lake · Todd · ~44 km · Must-see
• Sauk Lake Wayside Park · lake · Stearns · ~46 km · Must-see
• Lady Lake · lake · Todd · ~47 km · Must-see
• Half Moon Lake · lake · Meeker · ~48 km · Must-see
• Little Rock Lake · lake · Benton · ~49 km · Must-see

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